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In Arizona, High-School Students Are Making Mental Health the Focus of Anti-Gun-Violence Legislation In Arizona, High-School Students Are Making Mental Health the Focus of Anti-Gun-Violence Legislation

They’re tired of seeing overworked counselors, and they’re tired of not being listened to—students’ mental health, they say, matters.

Apr 9, 2019 / StudentNation / Jordan Harb and Emma Rowland

People hold signs to protest against President Donald Trump's executive order to detain children crossing the southern US border and separating families.

Take Action Now: Stop the Government Crackdown on Immigrants Take Action Now: Stop the Government Crackdown on Immigrants

Speak out against a radical new anti-immigrant law in Florida and learn how to volunteer visit immigrants in detention.

Apr 9, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

Trump at Colorado Rally

Our Crisis of Democracy Is Taking Center Stage in the 2020 Campaign Our Crisis of Democracy Is Taking Center Stage in the 2020 Campaign

Democratic candidates are staking out bold stances on progressive policies.

Apr 9, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kirstjen Nielsen

We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws

What happens when the president disobeys the law, and tries to get others to disobey the law?

Apr 9, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Pete Buttigieg 2020

For Agonistic Respect on the Left For Agonistic Respect on the Left

More than ever, we must embrace the ability to be sharply critical without being destructive and hostile.

Apr 9, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Former Vice President Joe Biden

We’re Owed an Apology We’re Owed an Apology

And we should be suspicious of any candidate who’s loath to give one.

Apr 9, 2019 / Column / Kai Wright

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Electoral College Bound Electoral College Bound

Amending the constitution—that’s unconstitutional!

Apr 9, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie Sanders at a convention

Bernie Sanders Is Making Union Solidarity an Essential Theme of the 2020 Campaign Bernie Sanders Is Making Union Solidarity an Essential Theme of the 2020 Campaign

The senator is rallying with labor and proposing to upend “right to work” laws.

Apr 8, 2019 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Ugly, Myth-Busting Presidency Donald Trump’s Ugly, Myth-Busting Presidency

In two years, President Trump destroyed the illusion of good governance that past administrations had been selling us for decades.

Apr 8, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Bernie Sanders New Hampshire

The Center-Left Wants to Pass the Baton, but What 2020 Candidate Will Take It? The Center-Left Wants to Pass the Baton, but What 2020 Candidate Will Take It?

The right person will understand one crucial thing that Barack Obama did not get. 

Apr 8, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

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