Kevin McCarthy Tried to Cancel a Discussion on Palestine. Rashida Tlaib Had It Anyway. Kevin McCarthy Tried to Cancel a Discussion on Palestine. Rashida Tlaib Had It Anyway.
Tlaib and a growing number of House Democrats are pushing to open up the debate about Middle East policy in Congress. But it’s not easy.
May 12, 2023 / John Nichols
Joy, Revolution, and Tear Gas: My May Day In Paris Joy, Revolution, and Tear Gas: My May Day In Paris
There was beauty and comradeship everywhere. And there were thousands and thousands of cops.
May 11, 2023 / Kim Kelly
And Justice for All? And Justice for All?
Our unbalanced justice system.
May 11, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Brian Stauffer
The Debt Ceiling Drama Is All Stagecraft The Debt Ceiling Drama Is All Stagecraft
Remember: The US Treasury is obligated to make payments. The rest is optics.
May 11, 2023 / James K. Galbraith for The Nation
How to Win a Green New Deal in Your State How to Win a Green New Deal in Your State
New York passed a publicly funded renewable energy program. This is how DSA did it—and how you can too.
May 11, 2023 / Ashley Dawson
The Best Years of My Country Are Behind Me The Best Years of My Country Are Behind Me
Thirty years ago, I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye of a better future, a better America, a better world. It was not to be.
May 11, 2023 / William Astore
The Playful Pop of 100 gecs The Playful Pop of 100 gecs
The band’s new album is absurd but that is part of the point.
May 11, 2023 / Bijan Stephen
My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served. My Cousin Shireen Abu Akleh Was Killed a Year Ago. No Justice Has Been Served.
Despite relentless pressure from my family, the Biden administration has done nothing to hold Israel accountable for Shireen’s killing.
May 11, 2023 / Jennifer Zacharia
Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair
The never-ending Covid toll, the government’s indifference to this suffering—it’s easy to feel helpless about all of it. But we have to keep resisting.
May 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
CNN Showcases Trump. He Brutalizes One of Its Stars—and the Truth. CNN Showcases Trump. He Brutalizes One of Its Stars—and the Truth.
Despite her best efforts, moderator Kaitlan Collins could not “fact-check a lie machine,” in one CNN star’s words. It was a predictable shit show.
May 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh