![Vice President Kamala Harris against a dark background, at a podium, looking reflective.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/kamala-harris-concession-gt-img.jpg)
No, Trump Did Not Win in a Landslide—nor Did He Secure a Mandate No, Trump Did Not Win in a Landslide—nor Did He Secure a Mandate
The election math isn’t as bad as we thought. But the coming Trump administration is shaping up to be worse.
Nov 12, 2024 / Joan Walsh
![Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a moderated conversation with former US representative Liz Cheney on October 21, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2179223799.jpg)
Liz Cheney Was an Electoral Fiasco for Kamala Harris Liz Cheney Was an Electoral Fiasco for Kamala Harris
Conservatives backed Trump by bigger percentages than in 2020. And time spent with Cheney prevented Harris from reaching out to the voters she needed.
Nov 12, 2024 / John Nichols
![Donald Trump listens as Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during their joint news conference at the White House, February 15, 2017.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Trump_netanyahu_ap.jpg)
The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility The Fallout of Biden’s Middle East Policy Is Now Trump’s Responsibility
In Trump’s hands, the country's diplomatic strategy in the Middle East can only get worse.
Nov 12, 2024 / Juan Cole
![Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a Turning Point Action campaign rally at the Gas South Arena.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rfk-trump.jpg)
The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump
Any significant influence of RFK Jr. in Trump’s orbit would represent a recklessness never before seen in America’s public health history.
Nov 12, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
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The Prison Rodeo at the Heart of Legal Enslavement The Prison Rodeo at the Heart of Legal Enslavement
Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo.
Nov 12, 2024 / Lauren Stroh
![Lore Segal’s Stubborn Optimism](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Segal-Lore-©-Ellen-Dubin.jpg)
Lore Segal’s Stubborn Optimism Lore Segal’s Stubborn Optimism
In her life and work, she moved through the world with a disarming blend of youthful curiosity and daring intelligence.
Nov 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Michele Moses
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Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level
With Donald Trump’s reelection, the slide toward a dangerously empowered president has reached a moment of reckoning,
Nov 11, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg
![Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a primary night rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1200225195-1.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
The party chased former Republicans and rich donors, while alienating the working-class majority.
Nov 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/democrats-pipefitters-local-getty.jpg)
The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself. The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself.
The party should jettison its consultant class and move toward a local-membership model that would help to rejuvenate civic life across the country.
Nov 11, 2024 / Pete Davis