Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way. Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way.
Blurring the lines between sincerity and irony in a presidential campaign is hazardous when the consequences are so real.
Jun 14, 2019 / Ed Burmila
The President Just Outlined the Most Damning Article of Impeachment The President Just Outlined the Most Damning Article of Impeachment
When Trump says he would collude with agents of foreign governments to influence US elections, he places himself in conflict with the Constitution.
Jun 13, 2019 / John Nichols
Pete Buttigieg’s Comprehensive Foreign-Policy Vision Pete Buttigieg’s Comprehensive Foreign-Policy Vision
In a speech at Indiana University, Mayor Pete promised to end America’s endless wars, support nuclear nonproliferation, and rejoin the Iran nuclear deal.
Jun 13, 2019 / James Carden
Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism’ Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism’
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders explains that economic rights must be understood as human rights.
Jun 12, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Is Proving Her Doubters Wrong Elizabeth Warren Is Proving Her Doubters Wrong
The presidential race is better with her in it.
Jun 11, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate! Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate!
The DNC has made a morally and practically wrong choice with its rejection of proposals for a debate on the existential issue of our time.
Jun 7, 2019 / John Nichols
When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists
The candidate’s years as an anti-busing crusader cannot be forgotten—or readily forgiven.
Jun 6, 2019 / Editorial / Jonathan Kozol
Trump’s Attack on Working People Demands a Bold, Progressive Response Trump’s Attack on Working People Demands a Bold, Progressive Response
Piecemeal reforms won’t do the job.
Jun 4, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement on Climate Justice, the Green New Deal, and Revolution Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement on Climate Justice, the Green New Deal, and Revolution
“We didn’t ask to have the responsibility of protecting human civilization on our shoulders. But we’re stepping up to the plate.”
Jun 4, 2019 / Editorial / Wen Stephenson
Don’t Just Pack the Court. Reimagine It. Don’t Just Pack the Court. Reimagine It.
It’s easy to understand the appeal of simply adding two (or four or six) liberal justices. But that’s just one potential reform, and this is a moment when all options should be on ...
Jun 4, 2019 / Joshua Holland