Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office
For too long, the homogeneity of our candidates has suppressed important voices.
Mar 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Media, Mass Murder, and the Law: A Q&A With Maria Ressa Media, Mass Murder, and the Law: A Q&A With Maria Ressa
The founder of Rappler tells The Nation about her fight to keep independent journalism alive in the Philippines.
Mar 7, 2019 / Q&A / Noah Flora
Let’s Fight for Universal Childcare Let’s Fight for Universal Childcare
It’s good for the economy and consistent with our values.
Feb 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military
Trump may be an awful president, but the military has no more right to overthrow him in a coup than he does to overthrow Maduro.
Feb 25, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman
American Democracy Has Been Eclipsed American Democracy Has Been Eclipsed
There is today no institutional counterpower to a presidential tyrant.
Feb 21, 2019 / Bernard E. Harcourt
Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue
Laughing Through the Pain Thank you for the good laugh you gave me with the title of John Nichols’s article, “Trump at Two” [Feb. 11/18]. I had to pause to ask myself whether the p…
Feb 21, 2019 / Our Readers
Pete Buttigieg Understands What’s at Stake, and What’s Possible Pete Buttigieg Understands What’s at Stake, and What’s Possible
What makes Buttigieg’s campaigning most interesting is the intense focus he has placed on the need to renew and extend American democracy.
Feb 20, 2019 / John Nichols
Bring On the Green New Deal Vote Bring On the Green New Deal Vote
The GND’s young organizers will help craft a message the 2020 Democratic candidate can get behind.
Feb 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Even Conservatives Support Sweden’s Welfare State. Here’s Why. Even Conservatives Support Sweden’s Welfare State. Here’s Why.
It’s practical and efficient, allowing for a very competitive economy while ensuring a high standard of living.
Feb 19, 2019 / Barbara Koeppel
The Green New Deal Could Dramatically Expand Economic Democracy The Green New Deal Could Dramatically Expand Economic Democracy
We can accomplish great things by putting ordinary people in control.
Feb 15, 2019 / Nathan Schneider