With Gratitude for Marc, Jamie, and Tommy Raskin With Gratitude for Marc, Jamie, and Tommy Raskin
“When students of the American story ask 100 years from now how the United States began to find its way back from the mob violence, destruction, and death that Donald Trump unleash…
Feb 22, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
VIDEO Naomi Klein, Tokata Iron Eyes, and Chase Iron Eyes on What’s Beyond Standing Rock VIDEO Naomi Klein, Tokata Iron Eyes, and Chase Iron Eyes on What’s Beyond Standing Rock
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Feb 15, 2021 / The Nation
VIDEO Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Delivers a Sermon VIDEO Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Delivers a Sermon
“No matter how many lies we’ve heard we know that love, justice, fundamental fairness, truth are more important than lies and greed and meanness,” said the Rev. Dr. William J. Barb…
Feb 8, 2021 / The Nation
When ‘The Nation’ Pushed for the Formation of the State of Israel When ‘The Nation’ Pushed for the Formation of the State of Israel
Back in early 2009, I took a leave of absence from my job as an editor in The Nation’s New York office to spend a few months reporting and researching in Israel-Palestine. It was m…
Feb 1, 2021 / Roane Carey
VIDEO Robert Reich Sets Expectations for the Biden Administration VIDEO Robert Reich Sets Expectations for the Biden Administration
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Jan 29, 2021 / The Nation
After the Pandemic, America Needs a Reckoning With Its National Security After the Pandemic, America Needs a Reckoning With Its National Security
Once this pandemic passes, there must be a profound reckoning. I’m not referring to the abysmal performance of former president Donald Trump during the crisis; the election in Nove…
Jan 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
AOC Was Where a Democrat Needed to Be on Inaugural Night: Walking a Picket Line AOC Was Where a Democrat Needed to Be on Inaugural Night: Walking a Picket Line
There is a long history of Democratic officials joining picket lines when it is convenient for them. There’s a shorter history of them showing up for striking workers when it is ur…
Jan 22, 2021 / John Nichols
Call It Fascism Call It Fascism
On the wall of his office in the Rayburn House Office Building, Representative Jamie Raskin has a framed poster that details the “Early Warning Signs of Fascism.” Based on research…
Jan 18, 2021 / John Nichols
VIDEO Senator Bernie Sanders Talks About Where We Go From Here VIDEO Senator Bernie Sanders Talks About Where We Go From Here
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Jan 11, 2021 / The Nation
It Takes a Village to Raise a Gangster It Takes a Village to Raise a Gangster
Are the greatest movies the product of the personal vision of their directors, auteurs who put their personal stamp on every frame? Or is filmmaking so inherently collaborative tha…
Dec 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer