Since When Are Democrats Afraid of Debates? Since When Are Democrats Afraid of Debates?
Neither Hillary nor the other candidates can afford to keep ceding the limelight to the GOP.
Aug 27, 2015 / John Nichols
Why Maria Ochoa Has Crossed the Desert 100 Times Why Maria Ochoa Has Crossed the Desert 100 Times
An interview with the cofounder of Tucson Samaritans.
Aug 13, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky
What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump
Fox News set Trump up to fail at the first GOP debate. So why is he still on top?
Aug 13, 2015 / Eric Alterman
Donald Trump Is the Only Game in Town For Today’s GOP Donald Trump Is the Only Game in Town For Today’s GOP
The other candidates just look like pallid imitations, too wary of offending the party’s alienated base to risk disagreeing with the blond bloviator.
Aug 13, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting Black Lives Matter From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting Black Lives Matter
We’ve learned that the moment black people stop saying our lives matter, our lives will cease to matter.
Aug 13, 2015 / Melissa Harris-Perry and James Perry
Black Lives Matter Is a Demand, Not a Plea Black Lives Matter Is a Demand, Not a Plea
The movement’s protests targeting Bernie Sanders have provoked heated debate among progressive politicos—and that’s just fine.
Aug 12, 2015 / Kai Wright
New York’s Education ‘Reform’ Movement Keeps Racking Up Victories; Here’s How the Mayor Can Fight Back New York’s Education ‘Reform’ Movement Keeps Racking Up Victories; Here’s How the Mayor Can Fight Back
Bill de Blasio needs to offer more than universal pre-K—he needs to offer a vision.
Jul 30, 2015 / Pedro Noguera
So Long, E.L. Doctorow, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh So Long, E.L. Doctorow, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh
You were a friend, a supporter of The Nation, and one of America’s great novelists.
Jul 30, 2015 / Victor Navasky
How the Rich Can Keep Their Homes, Businesses, Artwork, and Wealth Tax-Free—Forever How the Rich Can Keep Their Homes, Businesses, Artwork, and Wealth Tax-Free—Forever
Dynasty trusts enable the wealthy to control their assets even beyond the grave.
Jul 30, 2015 / Mike Konczal
Why Donald Trump Is Winning Why Donald Trump Is Winning
No candidate more shamelessly caters to the conservative paranoid style than “The Donald.”
Jul 30, 2015 / The Editors