Here’s What’s NOT the Matter With Kansas Here’s What’s NOT the Matter With Kansas
Feisty independent Greg Orman is polling well against GOP Senator Pat Roberts, a shill for Big Money in this reddest of red states.
Oct 1, 2014 / John Nichols
Conservatives Really Don’t Get It About Climate Change Conservatives Really Don’t Get It About Climate Change
Watch some of the most outlandish statements about our changing climate at last week’s Values Voter Summit.
Oct 1, 2014 / Lauren Windsor
New Deal Liberalism Lives On New Deal Liberalism Lives On
Don’t despair that a stalwart New Deal liberal is retiring; celebrate the arrival of a new generation of populist movements and the ascendant wing of the Democratic Party.
Sep 24, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages? Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages?
Long-acting reversible contraceptives could revolutionize reproductive healthcare—if only politicians would get out of the way.
Sep 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Steven Salaita, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Academic Freedom Steven Salaita, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Academic Freedom
Either neither of them have a place on college campuses, or both do.
Sep 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’? Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’?
One Koch brothers strategist thinks so.
Sep 11, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Meet ‘the Elizabeth Warren Wing of the Democratic Party’ Meet ‘the Elizabeth Warren Wing of the Democratic Party’
A new crop of progressive populists is winning primaries across the nation and challenging Clintonian orthodoxy.
Sep 9, 2014 / John Nichols
What Does It Mean When a Top Republican Runs as an Ally of Marriage Equality? What Does It Mean When a Top Republican Runs as an Ally of Marriage Equality?
An ad that embraces same-sex marriage signals the change in our politics.
Sep 9, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment
In remarks made at a secret Koch donor conference and leaked to The Nation, the Senate minority leader doubles down on obstructionism and crony capitalism.
Sep 3, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors
Alison Lundergan Grimes: Secret Koch Conference Recording Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘47 Percent Moment’ Alison Lundergan Grimes: Secret Koch Conference Recording Is Mitch McConnell’s ‘47 Percent Moment’
McConnell and his opponent respond to secret recordings—obtained by the The Nation—of McConnell speaking to a roomful of millionaires and billionaires.
Aug 28, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room