Elections

Former vice president Mike Pence at the Library of Congress

Stop Trying to Make Mike Pence Happen! Stop Trying to Make Mike Pence Happen!

His hypocritical, homophobic Gridiron speech, larded with dad jokes, was supposed to rebrand him for 2024 as the fun fascist. There’s no such thing.

Mar 13, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Greg Becker, President and CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 3, 2022.

Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich

The very people who eviscerated banking regulations now want to be shielded from the catastrophe they caused.

Mar 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A sign reading Cancel Student Debt is staged outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on February 28, 2023.

Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature

Pronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.

Mar 13, 2023 / Eleni Schirmer

Students during a Defend New College protest in Sarasota, Florida, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Ron DeSantis Is Destroying Florida’s New College Just Because He Can Ron DeSantis Is Destroying Florida’s New College Just Because He Can

The worst thing is, he doesn’t even understand the value of what he’s breaking.

Mar 10, 2023 / Michael Rothbaum

Republicans Aren’t Really Trying to Win Popular-Vote Majorities

Republicans Aren’t Really Trying to Win Popular-Vote Majorities Republicans Aren’t Really Trying to Win Popular-Vote Majorities

Candidates who want to expand the party’s base, like former Maryland governor Larry Hogan, no longer have a chance of being nominated.

Mar 10, 2023 / John Nichols

Truck billboards drive in front of the Palace Hotel calling out Fox News' election denial

Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies Fox News May Finally Pay the Price for Its Lies

The Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit has placed the network in real legal jeopardy, and even its friends might not bail it out this time.

Mar 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible”

Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible” Marianne Williamson: “Anything Is Possible”

Days after Marianne Williamson announced her 2024 presidential bid, The Nation’s John Nichols spoke with the candidate about why she’s making this run.

Mar 9, 2023 / Q&A / John Nichols

Tucker Carlson in Hollywood, Fla

Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face Tucker’s January 6 Video Bombshell Explodes—in His Face

Carlson’s misrepresentations of the January 6 insurrection are leaving him increasingly isolated—even within Fox News.

Mar 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference

The Republican Code of Silence The Republican Code of Silence

With an election on the horizon, Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump. But there's no guarantee the strategy will work in their favor.

Mar 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at AIPAC

Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke Nikki Haley’s Presidential Run Is Already a National Joke

Her Machiavellian maneuvering notwithstanding, count on one thing: She won’t be able to beat either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis.

Mar 8, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

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