How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public
The president and his GOP cronies want to tamper with government statistics and use deceptive budget gimmicks to lie about the impact of their massive tax and budget cuts.
Mar 10, 2025 / Sam Gustin
How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
The flailing and unpopular party elite needs to be replaced with fighting economic populists.
Mar 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer
A Warning About the Dangers of Executive Orders—From 40 Years Ago A Warning About the Dangers of Executive Orders—From 40 Years Ago
In 1983, as Ronald Reagan went on an executive-order spree, The Nation sounded the alarm about very kind of presidential overreach we’re seeing from Trump today.
Mar 7, 2025 / Richard Kreitner
Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press
The White House's attacks on the media are starting to look remarkably similar to those waged in other countries that have embraced autocratic leaders in recent years.
Mar 7, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Trump—but Don’t Get Too Excited The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Trump—but Don’t Get Too Excited
Even as the court rejected Trump’s freeze on USAID, it effectively gave him another chance to delay sending life-saving money abroad.
Mar 6, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security
Democrats should be shouting from the rooftops about the threat to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Mar 6, 2025 / John Nichols
Why We Asked the ICC to Investigate Biden for Aiding and Abetting Genocide Why We Asked the ICC to Investigate Biden for Aiding and Abetting Genocide
The evidence that Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, and Lloyd Austin helped Israel commit war crimes is overwhelming.
Mar 5, 2025 / Sarah Leah Whitson
With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode
The president understands that politics never stops. Democrats should do the same.
Mar 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Every Democrat Who Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio Should Apologize Every Democrat Who Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio Should Apologize
Chris Murphy is right when he says making Rubio the secretary of state was “a mistake.” A very serious mistake.
Mar 4, 2025 / John Nichols
