The Electoral College Has the Starkly Anti-Democratic Power to Make a Loser a ‘Winner’ The Electoral College Has the Starkly Anti-Democratic Power to Make a Loser a ‘Winner’
Clinton is winning by almost 3 million votes. There is every good reason to protest an Electoral College that intends to trump the popular will.
Dec 15, 2016 / John Nichols
Plot Twist! Donald Trump May Accidentally Destroy Some Fossil-Fuel Companies. Plot Twist! Donald Trump May Accidentally Destroy Some Fossil-Fuel Companies.
Trump’s plan is an enigma wrapped in a conundrum inside a roiling set of contradictions.
Dec 15, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security
Allegations that Putin “stole” the election for Trump further prevent the urgent discussion needed to cope with grave new Cold War dangers.
Dec 15, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Chris Hayes: How We Got From Obama to Trump Chris Hayes: How We Got From Obama to Trump
Plus: Joan Walsh on fighting Trump’s nominees, and Andrew Bacevich on Trump’s generals.
Dec 15, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Obama Was Not an Economic Radical. Trump Will Be. Obama Was Not an Economic Radical. Trump Will Be.
President Obama’s economic reforms were modest—but they’re definitely worth fighting for.
Dec 15, 2016 / Bryce Covert and Mike Konczal
This Political Theorist Predicted the Rise of Trumpism. His Name Was Hunter S. Thompson. This Political Theorist Predicted the Rise of Trumpism. His Name Was Hunter S. Thompson.
In Hell’s Angels, the gonzo journalist wrote about left-behind people motivated only by “an ethic of total retaliation.” Sound familiar?
Dec 15, 2016 / Feature / Susan McWilliams
How Will History Judge Barack Obama? How Will History Judge Barack Obama?
The president succeeded in repairing our institutions—but millions of Americans wanted to blow them up instead.
Dec 15, 2016 / Chris Hayes
‘The Nation’ Special Issue Celebrates Barack Obama’s Historic Presidency ‘The Nation’ Special Issue Celebrates Barack Obama’s Historic Presidency
Featuring specially commissioned contributions from Marilynne Robinson, Christopher Hayes, Andrew Bacevich, Kai Wright, Joan Walsh, Eric Foner, and many, many more.
Dec 15, 2016 / Press Room
I Miss Our Sane, Calm, Empathetic, Funny President Already I Miss Our Sane, Calm, Empathetic, Funny President Already
Before Trump’s election, we on the left didn’t give President Obama enough credit. Why?
Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Deferred Dream of Barack Obama The Deferred Dream of Barack Obama
His presidency remains symbolic—but it has become an emblem of America’s refusal to truly change.
Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge