Political Figures

Che Guevara

Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life Che Guevara: Lessons From a Revolutionary Life

Fifty years after Che Guevara’s death, The Nation interviews his biographer, Jon Lee Anderson.

Oct 9, 2017 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar

Columbus Statue

The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero The Invention of Christopher Columbus, American Hero

How the founding fathers turned Christopher Columbus, a mediocre Italian sailor and mass murderer, into a historical icon.

Oct 9, 2017 / Ed Burmila

Aung San Suu Kyi image

The Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy Icon The Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy Icon

Turning “The Lady” into a secular saint only helped Myanmar’s junta.

Oct 6, 2017 / Sebastian Strangio

Warner Burr

Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It Democrats and Republicans in Congress Agree: Russia Did It

Senators Burr and Warner and Representative Schiff say the intelligence community’s assessment got it right.

Oct 5, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky Diagnoses the Trump Era Noam Chomsky Diagnoses the Trump Era

The president has abetted the collapse of a decaying system; Chomsky explains how.

Oct 3, 2017 / Q&A / Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian

Red Square in Moscow

Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia?

“Russiagate” is abetting the possibility of direct military conflict with Moscow, and liberals, once opponents of such politics, are promoting it.

Sep 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump addresses the UN

Is Your Senator Enabling Donald Trump’s Warmongering? Is Your Senator Enabling Donald Trump’s Warmongering?

Rand Paul tried to take away the president’s blank check for endless war, but a number of Democrats joined most Republicans in a Senate vote that let Trump keep it.

Sep 26, 2017 / John Nichols

Colin Kaepernick

Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power

The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.

Sep 26, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump in Alabama

Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee

He’s stoking racial divisions in order to maintain a grip on a Senate seat that Democrats are surprisingly competitive for.

Sep 25, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump in Florida

Donald Trump Is Running America Like It’s a Casino Donald Trump Is Running America Like It’s a Casino

Can’t imagine why that’s a problem.

Sep 25, 2017 / Nomi Prins

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