Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad
The release of her DNA test might not have been the best idea, but it shouldn’t be disqualifying.
Oct 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism? The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism?
President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.
Oct 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
If Democrats Want to Mobilize Young Voters, They Need to Wholly Embrace Medicare for All If Democrats Want to Mobilize Young Voters, They Need to Wholly Embrace Medicare for All
Sixty-nine percent of young Americans support single payer.
Oct 24, 2018 / John Nichols
The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018 The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018
Amid the din of election activity, don’t forget the power and potential of the ballot initiative.
Oct 24, 2018 / Simon Davis-Cohen
Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care
The GOP’s duck-and-cover effort impedes a debate we need to have on providing universal coverage and increasing Social Security.
Oct 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hubert Humphrey and the Unmaking of Cold War Liberalism Hubert Humphrey and the Unmaking of Cold War Liberalism
A new biography captures how the Minnesota senator and vice president was poised to be liberalism’s conscience but instead played a role in its downfall.
Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin
Stacey Abrams Always Knew They’d Try to Cheat Stacey Abrams Always Knew They’d Try to Cheat
But here’s her plan to win anyway.
Oct 18, 2018 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races Progressives, Keep an Eye on These 10 Races
From Andrew Gillum in Florida to marijuana legalization in North Dakota, wins in these elections would be game changers.
Oct 18, 2018 / The Nation
Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News Inconvenient Thoughts on Cold War and Other News
Intelligence agencies, Nikki Haley, sanctions, and public opinion.
Oct 17, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Ben Rhodes and the Crisis of Liberal Foreign Policy Ben Rhodes and the Crisis of Liberal Foreign Policy
Obama and his speechwriter and national-security adviser set out to break from the foreign-policy establishment; instead, they found themselves absorbed by it.
Oct 17, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Klion