The Protests That Made and Unmade Japan’s Postwar Left The Protests That Made and Unmade Japan’s Postwar Left
The demonstrations against the Anpo treaty remain the largest protest movement in Japanese history and yet their defeat cleared the path for decades of conservative rule.
Mar 3, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Colin Jones
Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants
This has nothing to do with public health and everything to do with locking out poor and brown people.
Mar 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders
But voters seem to like the idea of a candidate who threatens “the corporate wing of the Democratic Party.”
Mar 3, 2020 / John Nichols
The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control
At $1.21 trillion, the actual national security budget is nearly twice the size that was announced by the White House.
Mar 3, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger
What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China? What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?
They may fight over censorship and trade, but the biggest players all want the same thing: movies that make as much money as possible.
Mar 3, 2020 / Phoebe Chen
Black Voters Didn’t Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’ Black Voters Didn’t Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’
Black voters opted for Biden because they have no faith that white voters will do the right thing and vote for a true progressive.
Mar 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal
‘The Nation’ Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement ‘The Nation’ Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement
We are proud to endorse Sanders, a democratic socialist with a program both realistic and radical enough to meet the challenges of our time.
Mar 2, 2020 / The Nation
Trump Wants to Gut Crucial Environmental Regulation Trump Wants to Gut Crucial Environmental Regulation
Rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act would prevent the public from learning about the consequences of massive construction projects.
Mar 2, 2020 / Michelle Chen
His South Carolina Victory Allows Biden to Consolidate the Moderates His South Carolina Victory Allows Biden to Consolidate the Moderates
With Steyer and Buttigieg out of the race, it’s shaping up to be a contest of Joe Biden versus Bernie Sanders.
Mar 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer
A Brokered Convention Would Be an Ugly Act of Self-Sabotage A Brokered Convention Would Be an Ugly Act of Self-Sabotage
Are establishment Democrats really willing to destroy the party on live television?
Mar 2, 2020 / Ed Burmila