GOP Senators Face a Reckoning Over Impeachment GOP Senators Face a Reckoning Over Impeachment
They’re in a politically perilous position: If they defend Trump, they alienate the majority of voters; if they vote to convict, they alienate their own base.
Feb 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System
From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.
Feb 9, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Liz Cheney Is Right on Impeachment, and Wrong on Everything Else Liz Cheney Is Right on Impeachment, and Wrong on Everything Else
Don’t make a hero of this neoconservative, warmongering, hate-amplifying apologist for Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Feb 8, 2021 / John Nichols
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
Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King Rand Paul Is a Monarchist—and Donald Trump Is His King
To defend his sovereign from accountability, the Kentucky senator is peddling the GOP’s latest Big Lie.
Jan 28, 2021 / John Nichols
Expel Josh Hawley Expel Josh Hawley
The Missouri senator is just as guilty as Trump. As the Senate gears up for the impeachment trial, some senators are beginning to look at Hawley too.
Jan 27, 2021 / John Nichols
The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun The Fight to Revive Democracy Has Only Just Begun
Two bills awaiting the new Senate would ensure that everyone can vote—and that their votes matter.
Jan 26, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’ Representative Jamie Raskin: ‘It Was a Scene of Absolute Terror and Mayhem’
It’s time for Congress to reassert itself as the government’s most powerful branch, the lead impeachment manager told The Nation.
Jan 26, 2021 / Back Page / John Nichols
The Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas The Trauma of the Death Penalty in Texas
Executions leave a mark on everyone involved.
Jan 25, 2021 / Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer
Forget About ‘100 Days.’ These Are the 10 Days That Will Define Biden’s Presidency. Forget About ‘100 Days.’ These Are the 10 Days That Will Define Biden’s Presidency.
Biden should bury obstruction in a blizzard of executive orders.
Jan 21, 2021 / John Nichols