The Next DNC Chair Must Abandon Color-Blind Politics The Next DNC Chair Must Abandon Color-Blind Politics
The DNC needs leadership that has the lived experience and cultural competence to build power in a highly racially charged environment.
Jan 19, 2017 / Steve Phillips
At a Friendly DNC Debate, Candidates Stress Common Strategies and Goals At a Friendly DNC Debate, Candidates Stress Common Strategies and Goals
The Democrats vying to chair the party came out swinging against Trump—but mostly left each other alone.
Jan 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh
The Electoral College Is Even More Biased Than You Think. But Democrats Can Beat It. The Electoral College Is Even More Biased Than You Think. But Democrats Can Beat It.
Focus on the voters who actually swing presidential elections.
Jan 19, 2017 / Sean Darling-Hammond
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
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 / Stephen F. Cohen
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 In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized
How cities can counter the power of President Trump.
Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Benjamin Barber
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 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 ‘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