These People Are the Secret to Bernie Sanders’s Success These People Are the Secret to Bernie Sanders’s Success
Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by a comfortable margin in New Hampshire, and he has almost caught her in nationwide fundraising. How did he do it?
Oct 7, 2015 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Tell the Democratic Party: We Need More Debates Tell the Democratic Party: We Need More Debates
With only six primary debates scheduled, the DNC is doing the party—and our democracy— a disservice.
Oct 6, 2015 / NationAction
Hillary Clinton Is Running to Bernie Sanders’s Left on This One Issue Hillary Clinton Is Running to Bernie Sanders’s Left on This One Issue
Clinton just came out with a tough plan to tighten gun laws. Will Sanders stick to his guns—or try a new approach?
Oct 5, 2015 / Joan Walsh
The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population The Right Is Alienating a Huge and Amazingly Diverse Immigrant Population
Our relentless focus on the Latino vote obscures all the other people GOP nativists are pissing off.
Oct 1, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights Alabama, Birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, Is Once Again Gutting Voting Rights
Alabama passed a strict voter-ID law and then closed 31 DMV offices in the state.
Oct 1, 2015 / Ari Berman
Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent
The real question is: How has The Donald made it this far in the race?
Oct 1, 2015 / Nomi Prins
The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States The Political Power of Takin’ it to the States
After one government shutdown and a rally cry from the GOP for another, this progressive think tank is bringing progressive policy changes back to the state level.
Oct 1, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sanders Is Crowdfunding a Campaign, but That Doesn’t Diminish the Need for Campaign Reform Sanders Is Crowdfunding a Campaign, but That Doesn’t Diminish the Need for Campaign Reform
An insurgent almost matches a front-runner in fundraising, but still calls for an amendment to get big money out of politics.
Oct 1, 2015 / John Nichols
Letters From the October 19, 2015, Issue Letters From the October 19, 2015, Issue
Coming out for choice… Hillary’s unrequited love… up for debate… nationalize The Nation…
Oct 1, 2015 / Our Readers
Is it Time for a New New Deal? Is it Time for a New New Deal?
Our economy is broken. Could a universal basic income, child allowances, and worker-owned cooperatives fix it?
Sep 30, 2015 / James M. Larkin and Zach Goldhammer