![Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during a Pride celebration on June 28, 2023, in Washington, DC.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1503664112.jpg)
Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures Trans People Shouldn’t Be Scapegoated for Democrats’ Failures
Politicians and pundits are stoking a backlash to trans rights in the wake of the election. They’re playing a dangerous game.
Nov 20, 2024 / Sydney Bauer
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What Will a Peace Movement Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency? What Will a Peace Movement Look Like Under Trump’s Second Presidency?
An all-hands-on-deck approach to the coming world of Donald Trump and crew is distinctly in order.
Nov 20, 2024 / William D. Hartung
![Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is seen at a press conference on upcoming Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) aimed at blocking certain offensive weapon sales to Israel in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2185059835.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Is Leading a Bold New Effort to Block Arms Sales to Israel Bernie Sanders Is Leading a Bold New Effort to Block Arms Sales to Israel
The senator has more allies than ever in his fight to hold Israel accountable and save lives in Gaza.
Nov 20, 2024 / John Nichols
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Hope in Action Hope in Action
Our pain will cultivate activism.
Nov 20, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
![This photo, taken on February 9, 2012, shows former Washington Post correspondent Elizabeth Becker standing next to a photo of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot during her photo exhibition at Bophana center in Phnom Penh.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/becker.jpg)
Warning From the Past Warning From the Past
In a new film, journalists confront a dictator.
Nov 20, 2024 / Elizabeth Becker
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Mr. Scarborough Goes to Mar-a-Lago Mr. Scarborough Goes to Mar-a-Lago
The hosts of Joe Biden’s favorite political talk show have quickly pivoted to kissing the ring of the incoming president.
Nov 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![A presentation at a conference hosted by Class Action and Brown University Students for Educational Equity.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Class-Action-Student-Conference.jpg)
The Elite College Students Fighting to End Legacy Admissions The Elite College Students Fighting to End Legacy Admissions
In November, organizers at more than 18 universities met for a conference with Class Action to discuss how to democratize higher education.
Nov 20, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia
![Skeletons used in a museum in Amsterdam. They are posed in various positions for working; sawing wood, doing housework, carrying planks, office work, etc.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-515959094.jpg)
Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor Posture Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor Posture
A recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns.
Nov 20, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Zoe Adams
![Participants walk and network in front of the main entrance during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 at Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 14.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cop29-baku-getty.jpg)
The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan The “Dark Joke” of Having a Climate Summit in Azerbaijan
COP29 in Baku reveals the contradictions of having climate negotiations in a petro-state.
Nov 19, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer
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Will “Serious” Republicans Block Any of Trump’s Freak-Show Cabinet Picks? Will “Serious” Republicans Block Any of Trump’s Freak-Show Cabinet Picks?
Will they stand up to even the scariest of these nominees? I’m not optimistic.
Nov 19, 2024 / Joan Walsh