Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow Biden’s Pro-Democracy Message Is Too Negative and Too Narrow
A winning campaign needs more than just revulsion at the January 6 coup.
Jan 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Welcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrection Welcome to 2024, the Year We Stop Trump’s Rolling Insurrection
January 6, 2021, never ended. We can halt it this year. If we don’t, we may never.
Jan 5, 2024 / Joan Walsh for The Nation
Why Is Biden Risking a New Regional War in the Middle East? Why Is Biden Risking a New Regional War in the Middle East?
The president’s foreign policy is mired in a deeply retrograde and one-sided view of Israel.
Jan 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Insurrection Is Far From Over The Insurrection Is Far From Over
The grim legacy of January 6 lives on in today’s Republican Party.
Jan 5, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back
Once more, wars abroad threaten domestic reform.
Jan 4, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage
Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP
With his exit from the House, the embittered former speaker leaves his caucus with a collapsed majority that may not be able to govern.
Jan 4, 2024 / John Nichols
A Palestinian Whose Childhood Was Destroyed by War Pleads for Peace A Palestinian Whose Childhood Was Destroyed by War Pleads for Peace
Never letting children endure war again is the “never again” that might actually heal our wounded humanity.
Jan 3, 2024 / Ibtisam Barakat
Biden Begins 2024 With Better Poll Numbers Than His Foes—and Fans—Recognize Biden Begins 2024 With Better Poll Numbers Than His Foes—and Fans—Recognize
Has Biden turned a corner? Several recent survey have him leading Trump.
Jan 2, 2024 / John Nichols
The 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Nikki Haley The 24-Hour Rise and Fall of Nikki Haley
The national media’s search for a big new political “narrative” creates flash stories that ignore the larger context.
Dec 29, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson
Politics / December 29, 2023 Nikki Haley Needs a History Lesson The GOP candidate’s answer to a question on what caused the Civil War was missing any recognition of the obvious…
Dec 29, 2023 / Chris Lehmann