The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution
An insider’s account by a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Sep 26, 2022 / Patricio Fernández
David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy
Jim Crow wasn’t an exception—but a model for the future.
Sep 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Cori Bush on Her Green New Deals for Cities Cori Bush on Her Green New Deals for Cities
The Missouri congresswoman talks to The Nation about her climate bill and why St. Louis is overdue for investment.
Sep 23, 2022 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate
With most Italians exhausted by the status quo, the far right is likely to be the biggest winner in Sunday's elections.
Sep 22, 2022 / David Broder
It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools It Isn’t Populist to Defund Rural Schools
The Republican Party has won rural America by fanning the flames of the culture war. But by taking a match to public schools, it may have finally gone too far.
Sep 20, 2022 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider
Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 3/10, 2022, Issue
One-state reality… Documenting January 6… Leaving water for migrants…
Sep 20, 2022 / Our Readers
The Coup Next Time The Coup Next Time
The hard right is grooming the military and law enforcement for insurrection.
Sep 19, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate
J.D. Vance's contortions and Lindsey Graham’s blundering press conference show that the abortion issue has become a quagmire for the right.
Sep 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer
New Hampshire’s GOP Senate Nominee Wants to Take Away the Right to Elect Senators New Hampshire’s GOP Senate Nominee Wants to Take Away the Right to Elect Senators
The next frontier in the Republican assault on democracy involves a scheme to repeal the 17th Amendment and let Republican-controlled legislatures name senators.
Sep 16, 2022 / John Nichols
Facing a Rising Right, Liberal Politicians Need to Stand Firm Facing a Rising Right, Liberal Politicians Need to Stand Firm
If blue-state politicians want to have an impact on national politics, they have to show that their policies work—and that they can get them passed.
Sep 16, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky