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Conservatives Don’t Actually Have an Argument for Killing Affirmative Action Conservatives Don’t Actually Have an Argument for Killing Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court hearings on affirmative action revealed just how weak the right-wing position is—but the GOP justices will overturn the policy anyway.
Nov 11, 2022 / Editorial / Elie Mystal for The Nation
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Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal
Abortion and extremism have made the midterms a neck-and-neck race—but the party is still missing an economic message.
Oct 21, 2022 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
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Not Even Nuclear War Will Stop the Fighting in Ukraine Not Even Nuclear War Will Stop the Fighting in Ukraine
Kyiv deserves our economic support and military aid, but not American troops or nuclear ambiguity.
Oct 6, 2022 / Editorial / Kai Bird for The Nation
![No, Joe Biden, the Pandemic Is Not Over](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/biden-mask-getty.jpg)
No, Joe Biden, the Pandemic Is Not Over No, Joe Biden, the Pandemic Is Not Over
The president’s words were irresponsible and flat-out wrong, but they accurately reflect his administration’s long-standing attitude toward the pandemic.
Sep 30, 2022 / Editorial / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation
![Supporters of former US president Donald Trump drive around the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Fla.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Trump_supporters_Palm_Beach-getty.jpg)
The Trump Judges Are Officially Running the Show The Trump Judges Are Officially Running the Show
The rulings by Judge Aileen Cannon on Trump’s behalf in the classified documents case aren’t just one-off legal absurdities—they’re examples of decisions to come.
Sep 19, 2022 / Editorial / Elie Mystal for The Nation
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President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step President Biden’s Debt Relief Is Just the First Step
Now that the president has canceled student debt once, he can do it again.
Sep 6, 2022 / Editorial / Eleni Schirmer for The Nation
![Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242508020.jpg)
Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump
Democrats will suffer in the midterms if they don’t make absolutely clear the possible consequences of the former president’s disdain for democracy and the rule of law.
Aug 19, 2022 / Editorial / John Nichols for The Nation
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The Democrats’ Working-Class Deficit The Democrats’ Working-Class Deficit
Why is the party of working people in danger of becoming the party of upscale voters? Don’t blame the left.
Aug 5, 2022 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Nation
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Free Jeef Kazadi! Free Jeef Kazadi!
We call on the Democratic Republic of Congo to immediately release a detained journalist.
Aug 2, 2022 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation
![Joe Biden holds up his hand and closes his eyes while addressing the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs in Washington D.C.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Biden-Addresses-Dobbs.jpg)
Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs” Biden’s Troubling Response to “Dobbs”
The president does not seem to understand his responsibilities to the voters who elected him.
Jul 25, 2022 / Editorial / Andrea Grimes for The Nation