Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’ Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’
Yet his own Republican Party’s platform endorses “the right of the US citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state.”
Jun 18, 2019 / John Nichols
The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About The Democratic Differences on Foreign Policy That No One’s Talking About
Champions of foreign-policy calamities shouldn’t get a pass at the debates.
Jun 18, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy The Florida GOP’s Assault on Democracy
Last fall, voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum giving the vote back to felons who complete their sentences. Now the legislature is trying to block it.
Jun 18, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Trump of the Living Dead Trump of the Living Dead
We thought fascism was dead and buried. We were wrong.
Jun 18, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles
There are better ways to organize big multi-candidate debates. Going forward, Democrats ought to consider them.
Jun 14, 2019 / John Nichols
So Long, Sarah Sanders So Long, Sarah Sanders
You can go lie for free, not on the taxpayer’s dime anymore.
Jun 13, 2019 / Joan Walsh
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
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
Trump’s Conservatives Without Conscience Are Rattled by John Dean Trump’s Conservatives Without Conscience Are Rattled by John Dean
Today’s Republicans hate the former Nixon White House counsel because he exposes the authoritarian mindset that chooses rank partisanship over patriotism.
Jun 10, 2019 / John Nichols