Politics

Death Penalty Abolition

President Biden Is Our Chance to End the Federal Death Penalty President Biden Is Our Chance to End the Federal Death Penalty

Trump’s execution spree laid bare some of the death penalty’s fundamental flaws.

Feb 8, 2021 / Sister Helen Prejean

Pillowheads

Pillowheads Pillowheads

Legion of Horror. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of  February 1.

Feb 5, 2021 / Steve Brodner

A New Era of Hope

A New Era of Hope A New Era of Hope

The Biden-Harris administration is the beginning of the rebuilding of democracy.

Feb 5, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump

Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump Representative Jamie Raskin Is Going to Prosecute the Hell Out of Donald Trump

The lead impeachment manager’s letter demanding that Trump testify is a masterstroke that signals Raskin will pull no punches.

Feb 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Prosecuting Every Participant in the Capitol Riot Is a Mistake

Prosecuting Every Participant in the Capitol Riot Is a Mistake Prosecuting Every Participant in the Capitol Riot Is a Mistake

Progressives should resist the temptation to call in the carceral state—even against people whose views we despise.

Feb 5, 2021 / Ben Burgis

Biden meets Republicans

Republicans Have the Biden Presidency Caught in a Unity Trap Republicans Have the Biden Presidency Caught in a Unity Trap

While fake unity just means doing whatever Republicans want, authentic unity requires marginalizing the promoters of lies and racism in the interest of creating a more genuinely eq...

Feb 5, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

46 and Done: Why Joe Biden Should Be Our Last President

46 and Done: Why Joe Biden Should Be Our Last President 46 and Done: Why Joe Biden Should Be Our Last President

Parliamentary democracies give their citizens tuition-free college, state-subsidized child care, generous paid leave, socialized medicine. We get “Hail to the Chief.”

Feb 5, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell

Democrats Need to Make Good on Their Promises

Democrats Need to Make Good on Their Promises Democrats Need to Make Good on Their Promises

Improving people’s financial well-being is good politics.

Feb 5, 2021 / Bryce Covert

McConnell-Covid-relief-ap

If Senators Won’t Kill the Filibuster, They Should at Least Sweat for It If Senators Won’t Kill the Filibuster, They Should at Least Sweat for It

The current version of the filibuster demands nothing of senators other than the desire to gum up democracy. That has to change.

Feb 4, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation

St. Louis Considers Spy Planes to Survey the City 18 Hours a Day

St. Louis Considers Spy Planes to Survey the City 18 Hours a Day St. Louis Considers Spy Planes to Survey the City 18 Hours a Day

Representative Cori Bush, who represents St. Louis, warns that aerial surveillance would have dire consequences for the city.

Feb 4, 2021 / Eoin Higgins

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