This Maine Initiative Could Shake Up the Two-Party System This Maine Initiative Could Shake Up the Two-Party System
Ranked-choice voting opens up elections to a broader, more diverse range of candidates and ideas.
Oct 27, 2016 / Hendrik Hertzberg
The Geniuses Who Brought You the Iraq War Are at It Again The Geniuses Who Brought You the Iraq War Are at It Again
Washington’s bipartisan foreign-policy elite are pushing for renewed influence in the next administration.
Oct 26, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Been Vile and Offensive—and We Should Thank Him for That Donald Trump’s Campaign Has Been Vile and Offensive—and We Should Thank Him for That
How Trump stopped the gaslighting of America.
Oct 26, 2016 / Matthew Arnold
It’s Paul Ryan Versus Bernie Sanders, and Sanders Is Winning It’s Paul Ryan Versus Bernie Sanders, and Sanders Is Winning
Since Ryan warned that Republican losses would empower Sanders, the senator has used the attack to raise millions for Democrats.
Oct 25, 2016 / John Nichols
Why Is the Foreign Policy Establishment Spoiling for More War? Look at Their Donors. Why Is the Foreign Policy Establishment Spoiling for More War? Look at Their Donors.
War is first and foremost a profitable racket.
Oct 25, 2016 / Dennis Kucinich
A Progressive’s Answer to Trumpism A Progressive’s Answer to Trumpism
It will be a political and moral imperative for Democrats to start paying attention to many of Trump’s supporters and working to advance an inclusive populism that gives them ...
Oct 25, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats’ A City Clerk Opposed an Early-Voting Site at UW–Green Bay Because ‘Students Lean More Toward the Democrats’
New e-mails released to The Nation reveal ongoing GOP attempts to suppress the vote.
Oct 25, 2016 / Ari Berman
Dear Students, Don’t Sit This One Out Dear Students, Don’t Sit This One Out
As a teacher, I’ve kept my political views quiet—but this year is different.
Oct 25, 2016 / StudentNation / Natalia Rachel Singer
The Truth About Donald Trump’s Hair The Truth About Donald Trump’s Hair
Once upon a time, it was normal—and then it all went horribly wrong.
Oct 25, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate America’s Refusal to Control Firearms Is Killing Teens at an Absurd Rate
And no, most gun deaths aren’t “gang related.”
Oct 24, 2016 / Gary Younge