The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous The Democratic Leadership’s Strategy on Impeachment Is Doomed and Dangerous
It’s hard to take the charge that Trump is a threat to national security seriously when Democrats in Congress are happy to help him shovel more money at the military.
Dec 19, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Live Chat: Watch the Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our stellar cast of blogging heads is analyzing and commenting on tonight’s heated Democratic debate.
Dec 19, 2019 / Live Chat / The Nation
The House Impeaches Trump The House Impeaches Trump
Trump has abused his power and obstructed Congress, and Wednesday night, the House of Representatives held him accountable.
Dec 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Will the Sanders/Warren Truce Hold on Debate Night? Will the Sanders/Warren Truce Hold on Debate Night?
The progressive champions see each other as allies—but the press and their own supporters are trying to gin up a fight.
Dec 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Must Pay for Enabling Trump Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Must Pay for Enabling Trump
The best way to ensure some modicum of accountability for Trump’s most reliable wingmen is to boot them from office in 2020.
Dec 18, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Bernie Could Be America’s First Feminist President Bernie Could Be America’s First Feminist President
The Sanders campaign’s feminism understands that individual success stories and piecemeal reforms are no match for the interlocking systems of oppression.
Dec 18, 2019 / Sara Matthiesen
The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates The DNC’s Bad Rules Are Mangling the 2020 Race by Excluding Diverse Voices From the Debates
Cory Booker and Julián Castro belong on the debate stage.
Dec 17, 2019 / John Nichols
Democrats Aren’t Forcing Jeff Van Drew to Join the GOP Democrats Aren’t Forcing Jeff Van Drew to Join the GOP
The New Jersey representative is leaving the party because he doesn’t have the courage to face the voters who elected him—and because Democrats have stronger candidates.
Dec 17, 2019 / Joan Walsh
The Democratic Presidential Field The Democratic Presidential Field
The leading candidates present a plight: They’re mostly old, and they’re completely white. They need, to keep the plight from getting starker, To add someone not old and somewhat…
Dec 17, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue Letters From the December 30, 2019/January 6, 2020 Issue
Debating Biden… Andrew Yang’s fuzzy math…
Dec 17, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers