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The 2010s Were a Decade of Imperial Overreach. Trump Is Making It Worse. The 2010s Were a Decade of Imperial Overreach. Trump Is Making It Worse.

Historically, such an approach does not end well, and there is ample evidence that Trump’s foreign policy is failing nearly everywhere.

Jan 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

If Americans Die in the Escalating Iran Crisis, Remember That Mike Pompeo Called It ‘a Little Noise’

If Americans Die in the Escalating Iran Crisis, Remember That Mike Pompeo Called It ‘a Little Noise’ If Americans Die in the Escalating Iran Crisis, Remember That Mike Pompeo Called It ‘a Little Noise’

His shilling for Trump’s war crimes makes Rumsfeld and Cheney look… well, as awful as ever. But he’s trying to join their ranks.

Jan 7, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Madam Secretary, RIP

Madam Secretary, RIP Madam Secretary, RIP

Because in the Age of Trump, even centrists have dreams.

Jan 2, 2020 / Danny Goldberg

AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020

AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020 AOC Tells Democrats How to Get It Right in 2020

“For anyone who accuses us for instituting purity tests,” she says, “it’s called having values. It’s called, giving a damn.”

Jan 1, 2020 / John Nichols

Thank You, Comrade Greider

Thank You, Comrade Greider Thank You, Comrade Greider

Bill Greider spared no one his incisive political criticism—on the left or the right. “I think this country needs to start over,” he once wrote me.

Dec 30, 2019 / Karen Rothmyer

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

…and how to fix it. We will miss him.

Dec 27, 2019 / John Nichols

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal

The administration’s holiday greeting is a plan to slash food stamp benefits for roughly 700,000 unemployed Americans.

Dec 25, 2019 / John Nichols

10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics

10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics 10 Stories From 2019 That Might Just Renew Your Faith in Politics

From funding for the Census to Stacey Abrams’s persistence, progressives did score some victories this year.

Dec 24, 2019 / Steve Phillips

After Neoliberalism

After Neoliberalism After Neoliberalism

The last 10 years have seen the collapse of neoliberalism. The question now is, what comes next?

Dec 24, 2019 / Ganesh Sitaraman

Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll?

Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll? Who Tops the 2019 ‘Nation’ Honor Roll?

It’s been a big year in progressive politics. The Nation recognizes the year’s top progressive people and ideas shaping the future.

Dec 24, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

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