Joan Walsh

National Affairs Correspondent

@joanwalsh

Joan Walsh, a national affairs correspondent for The Nation, is a coproducer of The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show and the author of What’s the Matter With White People? Finding Our Way in the Next America. Her new book (with Nick Hanauer and Donald Cohen) is Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power and Wealth In America.

Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders

Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders Michael Cohen Destroyed Not Just Trump but Also His House GOP Defenders

A president who talks like a mob boss got protected by his GOP mob-boss wannabes. Cohen, a former Trump enforcer himself, made them all look ludicrous—and vulnerable.

Feb 27, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Hasson Weapons

The Obsession With Jussie Smollett’s ‘Hoax’ Is Obscuring the Real Threat of Racist Violence The Obsession With Jussie Smollett’s ‘Hoax’ Is Obscuring the Real Threat of Racist Violence

Where’s the media furor over real-live racists Christopher Paul Hasson and Roger Stone?

Feb 22, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Virginia’s Top Male Democrats Made a Mess, and Virginia’s Women Are Cleaning It Up

Virginia’s Top Male Democrats Made a Mess, and Virginia’s Women Are Cleaning It Up Virginia’s Top Male Democrats Made a Mess, and Virginia’s Women Are Cleaning It Up

The progressive women who surged to victory in November 2017 are now stuck dealing with the fallout from blackface revelations and sexual-assault charges—instead of passing legisla...

Feb 12, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like

Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like

After Democrats in suffragette white cheered themselves on, Georgia’s Abrams seized her moment.

Feb 6, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Ralph Northam

Ralph Northam’s Changing Stories Make No Sense Ralph Northam’s Changing Stories Make No Sense

Multiple explanations in 18 hours will not convince Virginians that their governor can be trusted. He must go.

Feb 2, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life

Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life Kamala Harris Deserves Better Than Sexist Criticism About Her Personal Life

The 2020 presidential candidate has faced down creepy gossip about a past relationship for 20 years. It should stop—now.

Jan 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh

How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics

How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics How Pramila Jayapal’s Inside-Outside Strategy Is Changing the Future of Progressive Politics

The congresswoman is a lifelong organizer—and now she’s one of the key players in Congress.

Jan 24, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Nancy Pelosi Is Done Enabling Trump and the GOP

Nancy Pelosi Is Done Enabling Trump and the GOP Nancy Pelosi Is Done Enabling Trump and the GOP

Pelosi understands the role she plays as a check on an out-of-control presidency, and this is only the first of many times we will see her play it.

Jan 17, 2019 / Joan Walsh

As Trump Rages, God Bless Us Every One

As Trump Rages, God Bless Us Every One As Trump Rages, God Bless Us Every One

The departure of Jim Mattis has destroyed the childish illusion that the “adults” will save us. We have to save ourselves.

Dec 21, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump

Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump Kevin McCarthy Is Inventing Reasons Not to Investigate Trump

After ceaselessly probing Clinton and Obama non-scandals, the House majority leader has changed his tune.

Dec 11, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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