The Left

Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power?

Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power? Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power?

Has the “rising American majority” merely been delayed by a black swan election? Or does Trump’s victory mean something else is going on?

Jan 18, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Post-Election Survey: Democrats Can Still Reach Trump Voters

Post-Election Survey: Democrats Can Still Reach Trump Voters Post-Election Survey: Democrats Can Still Reach Trump Voters

The study by Working America, shared exclusively with The Nation, finds that many Trump voters are up for grabs—but also points to a lack of progressive infrastructure.

Jan 18, 2017 / Joan Walsh

In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized

In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized

How cities can counter the power of President Trump.

Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Benjamin Barber

Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything

Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything

When it comes to stopping Trump, petitions aren’t going to do it.

Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Frances Fox Piven

Donald Trump

Media, Don’t Play Trump’s Game of Divide and Conquer Media, Don’t Play Trump’s Game of Divide and Conquer

Journalists should remember that we all face a common threat from an administration that is hostile to the very notion of freedom of the press.

Jan 17, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sanctuary City Immigration

This Weekend, Join Rallies to Protect Immigrants and Save Our Health Care This Weekend, Join Rallies to Protect Immigrants and Save Our Health Care

The fight against Donald Trump’s scary, damaging agenda has already begun.

Jan 13, 2017 / NationAction

Protesters at the Human Be-In, San Francisco 1967

All the Human Be-In Was Saying 50 Years Ago, Was Give Peace a Chance All the Human Be-In Was Saying 50 Years Ago, Was Give Peace a Chance

Then, as now, many in the political classes looked down on supposedly impractical efforts to change consciousness.

Jan 13, 2017 / Danny Goldberg

What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred?

What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred? What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred?

Three writers consider what the 2016 election reveals about the state of feminism today.

Jan 12, 2017 / Melissa Murray, Kathleen Geier, and Catherine Powell

Donald Trump Wisconsin

Who Are the Real Enemies of US National Security? Who Are the Real Enemies of US National Security?

New allegations that President-elect Trump can be controlled by the Kremlin through compromising information are unprecedented in American history and policy-making.

Jan 11, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

Obama Spoke to a Better America—but Does that Country Still Exist?

Obama Spoke to a Better America—but Does that Country Still Exist? Obama Spoke to a Better America—but Does that Country Still Exist?

On a day marked by Jeff Sessions’s disturbing hearing and shocking allegations about Trump, Obama took the high road.

Jan 10, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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