American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away
Neither the failure of the January 6 insurrection nor the disappointments suffered in the midterm elections have deterred the ambitions of the GOP’s fanatics.
Dec 1, 2022 / Clarence Lusane
How Did Arizona Turn Purple—and What’s Next? How Did Arizona Turn Purple—and What’s Next?
Big Democratic wins in 2022 in Arizona represent a promising trend, and progressives need to learn its lessons.
Dec 1, 2022 / Steve Phillips
Larry Krasner on What Will Actually Reduce Crime Larry Krasner on What Will Actually Reduce Crime
A conversation with the Philadelphia district attorney about violence, elections, and the Republican Party.
Nov 30, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
A Tale of Two Campaigns in Pennsylvania A Tale of Two Campaigns in Pennsylvania
The Shapiro and Fetterman victories show there’s more than one way to win as a Democrat.
Nov 29, 2022 / Allison Troy and Jonathan Smucker
No One Can Take Away Our Joy No One Can Take Away Our Joy
Across time and place, and amid grueling violence, trans people love and care for our own.
Nov 25, 2022 / Chase Strangio
Climate Change Should Have Dominated the Midterms. It Didn’t. Climate Change Should Have Dominated the Midterms. It Didn’t.
When you think about how an ever more overheated planet is going to affect our children and grandchildren, shouldn’t global warming have been right at the top of any list?
Nov 25, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
Can Raphael Warnock Win an Even Tougher Runoff Election? Can Raphael Warnock Win an Even Tougher Runoff Election?
The Georgia Senate race is again in a runoff election. But this time around, it’s a lot harder for voters to participate.
Nov 23, 2022 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting
The midterms open a future in which reproductive freedom will remake politics.
Nov 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Democrats, Time to Go Big Democrats, Time to Go Big
Resist the illusory allure of moderate centrism.
Nov 17, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage
Illinois Voters Just Made Collective Bargaining a Constitutional Right Illinois Voters Just Made Collective Bargaining a Constitutional Right
The state’s new Workers’ Rights Amendment is a historic victory for union organizers, shutting out the anti-labor “right-to-work” laws that have dominated in the Midwest.
Nov 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Tomas Miriti Pacheco