Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio Val Demings’s Abortion Rights Advocacy Just May Sink Marco Rubio
Demings has distinguished herself from the incumbent on a range of issues, most notably on abortion rights.
Aug 25, 2022 / John Nichols
New York Progressives Splinter, and Dan Goldman Is Headed to Congress New York Progressives Splinter, and Dan Goldman Is Headed to Congress
But there was good news for the left, as state senate incumbents beat back moderate challengers and a Democrat wins a special election in the Hudson Valley.
Aug 24, 2022 / Joan Walsh
A Disunited Left Clears the Field for a Moderate in NY 10 A Disunited Left Clears the Field for a Moderate in NY 10
A congressional primary spanning swaths of Manhattan and Brooklyn proves that you can have too many progressive candidates.
Aug 19, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump Democrats Should Make a Much Bigger Deal of the Threat Posed by Trump
Democrats will suffer in the midterms if they don’t make absolutely clear the possible consequences of the former president’s disdain for democracy and the rule of law.
Aug 19, 2022 / John Nichols for The Nation
Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did Trump Didn’t Bring Down Liz Cheney—Her Conservative White Base Did
Cheney, like her father, spent a lifetime feeding the rage of right-wing Republicans. Now they’ve turned on her.
Aug 18, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln Liz Cheney Is No Abraham Lincoln
As she positions for a presidential bid, the defeated representative imagines herself as Lincolnesque. That’s absurd.
Aug 17, 2022 / John Nichols
Can Yuh-Line Niou Unite Fractured Progressives to Win a New York Congressional Seat? Can Yuh-Line Niou Unite Fractured Progressives to Win a New York Congressional Seat?
It’s complicated.
Aug 17, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him? Trump Is a Criminal—Will Any of These 4 Investigations Snare Him?
Here’s where things stand with the investigations into the former president—from his potential violation of the Espionage Act to his role in the January 6 insurrection.
Aug 17, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry? Can a Socialist Lyft Driver Beat an Incumbent Bankrolled by the Fossil Fuel Industry?
David Alexis gives The Nation a tour of his Brooklyn state Senate district and explains why he’s running for office.
Aug 17, 2022 / Liza Featherstone
New York Progressives Team Up to Bash a Rival. The Loser Is “The New York Times.” New York Progressives Team Up to Bash a Rival. The Loser Is “The New York Times.”
The paper’s endorsement of a wealthy white attorney in a newly created congressional district provoked a serious backlash.
Aug 16, 2022 / Joan Walsh