![Ken Martin speaks at the “Win With Workers” rally and press conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194261618.jpg)
Ken Martin, a Proud “Pro-Labor Progressive,” Is Elected as DNC Chair Ken Martin, a Proud “Pro-Labor Progressive,” Is Elected as DNC Chair
DNC members give a big victory to Minnesota party leader who says his politics were forged while working for the late Senator Paul Wellstone.
Jan 30, 2025 / John Nichols
![President Donald Trump speaks during a fire emergency briefing at Station 69 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump_fires.jpg)
Trump Is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation’s Security Trump Is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation’s Security
There are no greater threats right now than the climate crisis and global pandemics.
Jan 28, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
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The Emperor Has No Clothes The Emperor Has No Clothes
It's the beginning of Trump's second term; the chaos starts now.
Jan 27, 2025 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy
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Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed
We owe it to our forebears, our families, our communities, and future generations to keep fighting for just causes, writes Nina Turner. We, too, shall overcome.
Jan 24, 2025 / Nina Turner
![President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House on January 15, 2025, in Washington, DC.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/joe-biden-farewell-address-getty.jpg)
Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President Biden Was a Remarkably Consequential One-Term President
Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world.
Jan 23, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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The Troubles Begin The Troubles Begin
Trump’s second term will bring enormous challenges for the nation and for the world.
Jan 21, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra
![President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/trump-inauguration-ap.jpg)
Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant
The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.
Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
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On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing On TikTok, the Supreme Court Did the Right Thing
And while the “I was for it before I was against it” crowd opposing the ban now stretches from Chuck Schumer to Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean they're right.
Jan 20, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout