Chris Christie’s Exit Marks the End of the Fight for the Soul of the GOP Chris Christie’s Exit Marks the End of the Fight for the Soul of the GOP
He told the truth about the threat posed by Trump. DeSantis and Haley will never do that.
Jan 11, 2024 / John Nichols
The GOP Primary Debate Was a Tedious Mess The GOP Primary Debate Was a Tedious Mess
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley clearly despise each other, but neither emerged as the obvious number two behind Trump.
Jan 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency Democrats and the Left: A Mutual Dependency
Mass movements stoke the fires of popular discontent, but only the state can pass laws and overhaul key institutions.
Jan 9, 2024 / Michael Kazin
The Sickness Behind Calling the January 6 Criminals “Hostages” The Sickness Behind Calling the January 6 Criminals “Hostages”
Trump has made defending the thugs who stormed the Capitol a central plank of the GOP platform.
Jan 8, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow
A winning campaign needs more than just revulsion at the January 6 coup.
Jan 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Welcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrection Welcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrection
January 6, 2021, never ended. We can halt it this year. If we don’t, we may never.
Jan 5, 2024 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
Why Is Biden Risking a New Regional War in the Middle East? Why Is Biden Risking a New Regional War in the Middle East?
The president’s foreign policy is mired in a deeply retrograde and one-sided view of Israel.
Jan 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Insurrection Is Far From Over The Insurrection Is Far From Over
The grim legacy of January 6 lives on in today’s Republican Party.
Jan 5, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back
Once more, wars abroad threaten domestic reform.
Jan 4, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage
Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP
With his exit from the House, the embittered former speaker leaves his caucus with a collapsed majority that may not be able to govern.
Jan 4, 2024 / John Nichols