The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain
The UK election’s surprising results don’t alter a longer trend: the decline of two-party dominance
May 13, 2015 / Column / Gary Younge
Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity
What Americans can learn from Alberta’s vote to tax corporations, fund services and get serious about climate change.
May 7, 2015 / John Nichols
Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson’s 10,000-word excoriation of Dr. Cornel West is highly personal. But there is a political fight thrumming beneath the surface.
Apr 20, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Noam Chomsky: Democracy Is a Threat to Any Power System Noam Chomsky: Democracy Is a Threat to Any Power System
The radical intellectual joined The Nation’s John Nichols to discuss the political debates that have motivated his life’s work.
Mar 25, 2015 / The Nation
The ‘Draft Elizabeth Warren’ Campaign Gets a Big Boost from ‘The Boston Globe’ The ‘Draft Elizabeth Warren’ Campaign Gets a Big Boost from ‘The Boston Globe’
The newspaper warns it would be “a big mistake” for Democrats to “let Hillary Clinton coast to the presidential nomination without real opposition.”
Mar 23, 2015 / John Nichols
Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In
Should we put government in the hands of a party determined to subvert it, or a party—however flawed—that believes it still has a role to play in securing the common go...
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Michael Tomasky
A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals A Wake-Up Call for US Liberals
The state of conservative intellectual debate demonstrates the power of movement crazies.
Mar 23, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future Young ‘Nation’ Writers On Creating Our Radical Future
As The Nation looks forward to the next 150 years, we asked some contributors to StudentNation, the campus-oriented section of our site, and former Nation interns what a radical fu...
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / The Nation
Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously
After three decades of neoliberal economic policies and the staggering inequality they have produced, we are witnessing a rebirth of socialist ideals.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Kshama Sawant
Productive Democracy Productive Democracy
It’s time to embrace a new egalitarian politics.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Joel Rogers