![A close-up of Donald Trump against a dark background looking skeptical.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/donald-trump-gt-img.jpg)
The Most Cowardly Republicans of All Are Quietly Hoping Trump Loses The Most Cowardly Republicans of All Are Quietly Hoping Trump Loses
The real problem with the Trump-loses scenario is that it relies on rejection by actual voters. And getting the MAGA faithful to turn their backs on him is likely a lost cause.
Sep 4, 2024 / Joan Walsh
![Meet the MAGA Zealots Who Are Gunning to Become Their State’s Top Prosecutors](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ROBINSON-Mystal-RAGA-ftr.jpg)
Meet the MAGA Zealots Who Are Gunning to Become Their State’s Top Prosecutors Meet the MAGA Zealots Who Are Gunning to Become Their State’s Top Prosecutors
The Republican Attorney Generals Association is working overtime to install authoritarian AGs across the country.
Sep 4, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal
![JD Vance smiles looking at Melania and Eric Trump.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VanceUshaGetty.jpg)
With Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, Indian Americans Are Enjoying a Moment in the Spotlight With Kamala Harris and Usha Vance, Indian Americans Are Enjoying a Moment in the Spotlight
Yet as both JD Vance and Kamala Harris struggle to introduce their South Asian families to the wider culture, America’s “Passage to India” remains beset by racism and backlash.
![A commuter at a ticket kiosk at New Jersey Transit train station at Penn Station in New York.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NJ-Transit-And-Amtrak-Leave-NYC-Commuters-With-90-Minute-Delays.jpg)
Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election Transportation Should Be a Bigger Issue in the 2024 Election
As November approaches, the safety, accessibility, and equity of active transit users has, so far, been a footnote at best.
Sep 4, 2024 / StudentNation / Grace Gurvey
![Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, enjoy music by members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Georgia, August 28, 2024, as they travel across the state on a two-day campaign bus tour.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/timwalz.jpg)
The Democrats Are Finally Running a Teacher. What Took Them So Long? The Democrats Are Finally Running a Teacher. What Took Them So Long?
After decades of serving as a punching bag for the party’s neoliberals, public schools and the people who work in them are back in fashion.
Sep 3, 2024 / Jennifer C. Berkshire and Jack Schneider
![Lee Saunders, President of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166881362.jpg)
“The Union Movement Is Very Excited About Harris and Walz” “The Union Movement Is Very Excited About Harris and Walz”
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains organized labor’s enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket.
Sep 2, 2024 / John Nichols