![American Carnage?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1440_FEAT-9.jpg)
American Carnage? American Carnage?
Trump promises a Project 2025 future.
Dec 13, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
![If Democrats Want to Reconnect With the Working Class, They Need to Start Listening to Unions](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2166797535.jpg)
If Democrats Want to Reconnect With the Working Class, They Need to Start Listening to Unions If Democrats Want to Reconnect With the Working Class, They Need to Start Listening to Unions
The Democrats blew it with non-union workers in the 2024 election. Unions have a plan to get the party on message.
Dec 13, 2024 / John Nichols
![Will the president use his remaining time in office to make good on his promise? He still can—if he wants to.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bidenstudentdebt.jpg)
It’s Still Not Too Late for Biden to Deliver Debt Relief It’s Still Not Too Late for Biden to Deliver Debt Relief
Four years after hearing the president promise bold action on student debt, most borrowers are still no better off, and many—especially defrauded debtors—are measurably worse off....
Dec 13, 2024 / Astra Taylor
![Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2038661497.jpg)
Democrats Are Overdue for New Leadership Democrats Are Overdue for New Leadership
To mount an opposition under the coming Trump administration, the party needs new ideas—not the same establishment clinging to power.
Dec 12, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
![Workers in red “Fight for $15” T-shirts standing next to each other with locked arms, in front of a banner reading “Whatever It Takes.”](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/fight-for-15-gt-img.jpg)
Why Democrats Are Losing Americans Without a College Degree—and How to Win Them Back Why Democrats Are Losing Americans Without a College Degree—and How to Win Them Back
Voters intuitively know that the economy has not worked well for most of us for decades. Democrats must offer them a transformative vision, and stick to it for as long as it takes...
Dec 12, 2024 / Neil Kraus and Jon Shelton
![No, They Couldn’t: In a recent appearance on Pod Save America the consultants who steered the Kamala Harris campaign to defeat still refused to accept any responsibility—or to criticize the candidate.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/kamalaharris.jpg)
No, Kamala Harris Staffers Did Not Run a “Flawless” Campaign No, Kamala Harris Staffers Did Not Run a “Flawless” Campaign
Democratic strategists are still patting themselves on the back for a catastrophic defeat.
Dec 10, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Human Rights for Everyone](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1440_FEAT-7.jpg)
Human Rights for Everyone Human Rights for Everyone
December 10 is Human Rights Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges.
Dec 10, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo