![Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/diverse_trump_protesters_ap_img.jpg)
Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power? Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power?
Has the “rising American majority” merely been delayed by a black swan election? Or does Trump’s victory mean something else is going on?
Jan 18, 2017 / Joshua Holland
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The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins The Fight Over a Trump-Putin Détente Begins
Events this past week make clear that Trump was serious about changing US policy toward Russia, and the enemies of détente know it. Lessons from the past.
Jan 18, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
![Post-Election Survey: Democrats Can Still Reach Trump Voters](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/trump_white_working_voters_ap_img.jpg)
Post-Election Survey: Democrats Can Still Reach Trump Voters Post-Election Survey: Democrats Can Still Reach Trump Voters
The study by Working America, shared exclusively with The Nation, finds that many Trump voters are up for grabs—but also points to a lack of progressive infrastructure.
Jan 18, 2017 / Joan Walsh
![In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Barber-20170206_img.jpg)
In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized
How cities can counter the power of President Trump.
Jan 18, 2017 / Cities Rising / Benjamin Barber
![Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/FoxPiven-20170206_img.jpg)
Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything
When it comes to stopping Trump, petitions aren’t going to do it.
Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Frances Fox Piven
![The Congressional Resistance Grows as Dozens of House Members Boycott Trump’s Inauguration](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/john_lewis_sessions_hearing_ap_img.jpg)
The Congressional Resistance Grows as Dozens of House Members Boycott Trump’s Inauguration The Congressional Resistance Grows as Dozens of House Members Boycott Trump’s Inauguration
More than 10 percent of House members have now announced they will protest rather than celebrate on Inauguration Day.
Jan 17, 2017 / John Nichols
![‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rep_john_lewis_sessions_img.jpg)
‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis ‘I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President,’ Says Representative John Lewis
The nation’s greatest living civil-rights hero says what others won’t. Will other Democrats follow?
Jan 13, 2017 / Joan Walsh
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What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred? What Happens to a Feminist Dream Deferred?
Three writers consider what the 2016 election reveals about the state of feminism today.
Jan 12, 2017 / That’s Debatable / Melissa Murray, Kathleen Geier, and Catherine Powell
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Who Are the Real Enemies of US National Security? Who Are the Real Enemies of US National Security?
New allegations that President-elect Trump can be controlled by the Kremlin through compromising information are unprecedented in American history and policy-making.
Jan 11, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
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Obama Spoke to a Better America—but Does that Country Still Exist? Obama Spoke to a Better America—but Does that Country Still Exist?
On a day marked by Jeff Sessions’s disturbing hearing and shocking allegations about Trump, Obama took the high road.
Jan 10, 2017 / Joan Walsh