John Thune Once Objected to Trump. Does He Have the Courage to Do So Now? John Thune Once Objected to Trump. Does He Have the Courage to Do So Now?
The once and future president tried to oust Thune from the Senate in 2022. Thune won another term. Now, he’s the Senate majority leader.
Nov 15, 2024 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock-and-Awe War Against His Own Senate Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock-and-Awe War Against His Own Senate
By nominating Matt Gaetz and other dangerous cronies, the president-elect is testing congressional servility.
Nov 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Are Letting a Vital Chance to Protect Workers Slip Away Democrats Are Letting a Vital Chance to Protect Workers Slip Away
The Senate has yet to reconfirm the chair of the National Labor Relations Board—a crucial bulwark against the oncoming Trump onslaught.
Nov 13, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
The party chased former Republicans and rich donors, while alienating the working-class majority.
Nov 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States
This is not the column I thought I would be writing this week.
Nov 6, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election
In an election in which polls have recorded a swing-state dead heat between Harris and Trump, even a tiny number might be enough to tilt the final result.
Nov 5, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss
I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green. I’m an Environmentalist. That’s Why I Can’t Vote Green.
Award-winning filmmaker and director of Gasland Josh Fox on why he will never vote for Jill Stein.
Nov 1, 2024 / Josh Fox
Nancy Pelosi: Biden’s Legacy “Is Our Legacy” Nancy Pelosi: Biden’s Legacy “Is Our Legacy”
A conversation with the first woman speaker of the House about battling Republican extremists and making it possible for Democratic presidents to achieve epic victories.
Nov 1, 2024 / Q&A / John Nichols
That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean. That “Little Secret” Between Trump and Johnson? Here’s What It Could Mean.
The “secret” almost certainly involves a plan to install Trump in the White House if he loses the election—but this plan could be even worse than you think.
Oct 30, 2024 / Elie Mystal
The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One. The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.
A year after the payment pause, a report from the SDCC reveals the failures of the student loan system. Cancellation is not just a financial necessity—it’s a moral imperative.
Oct 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres