Political Ideologies

Don’t Waste Your Vote on the Corporate Agenda—Vote for Jill Stein and the Greens

Don’t Waste Your Vote on the Corporate Agenda—Vote for Jill Stein and the Greens Don’t Waste Your Vote on the Corporate Agenda—Vote for Jill Stein and the Greens

Most progressives will vote for Clinton to keep Trump out of the White House. That’s understandable, but even more important is building an alternative to pro-capitalist parties.

Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Kshama Sawant

The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll

The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll The ‘Chicago Boys’ in Chile: Economic Freedom’s Awful Toll

Repression for the majorities and “economic freedom” for small privileged groups are two sides of the same coin.

Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Orlando Letelier

Stanley Sheinbaum McGovern Fundraiser

Remembering Stanley Sheinbaum, an Early Backer of ‘The Nation’ and a Voice for Peace and Justice Remembering Stanley Sheinbaum, an Early Backer of ‘The Nation’ and a Voice for Peace and Justice

Part of the progressive so-called “Malibu Mafia,” he was a force for change among the left and a vital help to this magazine.

Sep 20, 2016 / Victor Navasky

Bernie Sanders: The ‘Nation’ Interview

Bernie Sanders: The ‘Nation’ Interview Bernie Sanders: The ‘Nation’ Interview

In an exclusive post-primary sit-down, Senator Sanders speaks on Our Revolution, Donald Trump, and what he really thinks about Hillary Clinton.

Sep 20, 2016 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols

Clinton supporter holds up healthcare sign

Make the Public Option a Central Focus of the 2016 Campaign Make the Public Option a Central Focus of the 2016 Campaign

Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and others issue a call to hold insurance companies accountable “with a public, Medicare-like option available to every American.”

Sep 16, 2016 / John Nichols

In Ohio, Trump Rallies the Deplorables

In Ohio, Trump Rallies the Deplorables In Ohio, Trump Rallies the Deplorables

For months, Trump has tried to define the campaign as a culture war against elites. Thanks to Clinton’s remarks, that effort has suddenly acquired a patina of plausibility.

Sep 15, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Donald Trump in Iowa

This Has Been a Really Dangerous Week in Politics This Has Been a Really Dangerous Week in Politics

The specter of political violence is looming large thanks to right-wing rhetoric. 

Sep 14, 2016 / George Zornick

What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton

What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton

Missing from an election season dominated by spectacle and confrontation is the serious debate we desperately need to have about nuclear weapons.

Sep 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop?

Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop? Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop?

And another reader wonders how to stay true to her radical politics and still get laid.

Sep 9, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

Trump’s Black Outreach

Trump’s Black Outreach Trump’s Black Outreach

He now tells black folks at a church That he’s the savior who’s been sent to them. He’s loved black people all his life— Although not quite enough to rent to them.

Sep 8, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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