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How Do We Confront White Christian Nationalism? How Do We Confront White Christian Nationalism?

While it’s only one feature of the authoritarianism increasingly on vivid display in this country, it’s critical to understand.

Jan 19, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Rebecca Solnit Is Not Giving Up Hope

Rebecca Solnit Is Not Giving Up Hope Rebecca Solnit Is Not Giving Up Hope

An interview with the essayist about the need for bread and roses—especially in perilous times.

Jan 14, 2022 / Q&A / John Nichols

How the Left Alienates Jews

How the Left Alienates Jews How the Left Alienates Jews

Jewish voices are too often excluded from precisely the conversations they should be leading.

Jan 12, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Chloe Maxmin

What a Progressive Champion From Rural Maine Can Teach Democrats About Winning What a Progressive Champion From Rural Maine Can Teach Democrats About Winning

Chloe Maxmin can show Democrats new paths to victory.

Jan 11, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The first atomic bomb test was conducted at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945.

This Is the Unbuilding of America This Is the Unbuilding of America

We’ve long inhabited a perilous world—one that has only grown more so as the decades have passed.

Jan 11, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

What Should the Left Do About China?

What Should the Left Do About China? What Should the Left Do About China?

Progressive thinkers are developing a foreign policy approach that opposes military confrontation while acknowledging Beijing’s oppressive policies.

Jan 11, 2022 / Feature / David Klion

Rise of the Far-Right Ultras

Rise of the Far-Right Ultras Rise of the Far-Right Ultras

In Far-Right Vanguard, John Huntington shows just how porous the dividing line has been between the far right and mainstream conservatism.

Jan 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

David Brooks on Meet The Press

When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump? When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump?

The New York Times columnist’s nostalgia whitewashes a nastier and much more consequential history.

Jan 10, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric

Chile’s “New Left” Brings Hope Chile’s “New Left” Brings Hope

With capital already taking flight and the rise of the far right, Gabriel Boric’s administration isn’t in for an easy ride.

Jan 7, 2022 / Franck Gaudichaud

What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty

What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty What Conservative Justices Talk About When They Talk About Religious Liberty

The conservative majority on the US Supreme Court has honed a new, radical approach to religious liberty, the significance of which cannot be overstated.

Jan 6, 2022 / Katherine Franke for The Nation

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