Trump’s Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats Trump’s Education Policy Is an Opportunity for Democrats
Republicans are running away from Betsy DeVos’s “education freedom” agenda as fast as they can. So why haven’t Democrats noticed?
Mar 5, 2020 / Jennifer C. Berkshire
Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction
In our broken campaign finance system, the barrier to running for office keeps getting higher.
Mar 3, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Constitution Requires a New Civic Reckoning The Constitution Requires a New Civic Reckoning
There is much work to be done, but former and current civil servants condemning the Trump administration’s corruption restore faith that the work is possible.
Mar 3, 2020 / Russ Feingold
Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants
This has nothing to do with public health and everything to do with locking out poor and brown people.
Mar 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Wants to Gut Crucial Environmental Regulation Trump Wants to Gut Crucial Environmental Regulation
Rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act would prevent the public from learning about the consequences of massive construction projects.
Mar 2, 2020 / Michelle Chen
Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’ Donald Trump’s Climate Policy: ‘Get Your Mops and Buckets Ready’
Election Day is eight months away. It’s time for national and local news to step up and give the climate crisis the visibility that the science demands.
Feb 28, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
A Debate With No Winners, Only Survivors A Debate With No Winners, Only Survivors
A messy and badly organized forum only helped the two front-runners, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Feb 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders The Failed Russiagate Playbook Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders
A politics rooted in real issues and real people is far more powerful than the cynical methods that brought us Russiagate.
Feb 25, 2020 / Aaron Maté
Live Chat: Watch the 10th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 10th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our debate commentators are back again, analyzing and riffing on tonight’s primary debate.
Feb 25, 2020 / The Nation
If Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Blame the Constitution If Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Blame the Constitution
It gives the president sweeping pardon powers that he’s more than happy to use for partisan and personal ends.
Feb 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer