Barbie Is on the Picket Line Barbie Is on the Picket Line
Don’t be surprised that Margot Robbie backs the SAG-AFTRA strike—she has deep roots in Australia’s labor movement.
Jul 18, 2023 / John Nichols
Jesse Jackson’s Politics of Peace Jesse Jackson’s Politics of Peace
His 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns called for ending military interventions, supported disarmament, and sought deep cuts in Pentagon spending.
Jul 14, 2023 / John Nichols
Josh Hawley Gets an “F” in American History Josh Hawley Gets an “F” in American History
The senator from Missouri is spreading misinformation about the past in order to put a Christian nationalist spin on the present.
Jul 13, 2023 / John Nichols
Cluster Bombs Are “War-Crime” Weapons Cluster Bombs Are “War-Crime” Weapons
Congress should bar the Biden administration from transferring internationally banned weapons to the Ukrainian government.
Jul 10, 2023 / John Nichols
Mondaire Jones Is Back—Precisely When Democrats Need Him Mondaire Jones Is Back—Precisely When Democrats Need Him
One of the most progressive members of the 117th Congress is ready to return and fight for an expanded Supreme Court.
Jul 7, 2023 / John Nichols
Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP
Employing the most sweeping and creative line-item veto power in the nation, Democrat Tony Evers reworked a budget plan to score an epic win for public education.
Jul 6, 2023 / John Nichols
Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July Happy Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July
John Quincy Adams warned on July 4, 1821, that the US should speak "the language of equal liberty, of equal justice, and of equal rights"—not of empire. He was right.
Jul 4, 2023 / John Nichols
Gus Newport Showed Bernie Sanders How to Be a Socialist Mayor in the Age of Reagan Gus Newport Showed Bernie Sanders How to Be a Socialist Mayor in the Age of Reagan
Former Berkeley mayor Eugene “Gus” Newport was an indefatigable activist who proudly identified as “an avowed socialist” in the age of Ronald Reagan—a fact that The New York Times…
Jul 3, 2023 / John Nichols
Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action
After a devastating Supreme Court decision, the House member and veteran educator has a plan that brings essential perspective to the defense of race-conscious admissions.
Jun 30, 2023 / John Nichols
When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled When Russia Shook the World, American Cable News Stumbled
Instead of shifting to serious coverage, they ran on autopilot and left Americans without the news they needed. That’s a dangerous precedent for journalism—and democracy.
Jun 26, 2023 / John Nichols