Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History Barack Obama Radically Expanded Our Appreciation of African-American History
By preserving sites that have been central to the black experience, Obama helped revitalize our civic religion.
Feb 2, 2017 / Robert Greene II
Stop With the Conspiracy Theories—Trump Is Bad Enough Stop With the Conspiracy Theories—Trump Is Bad Enough
It takes a hefty dose of indifference to be less concerned about something actually happening than about a plot “potentially” unfolding in the shadows.
Feb 2, 2017 / Aaron Maté
Donald Trump Cannot Manage a Phone Call With a Longstanding Global Ally Donald Trump Cannot Manage a Phone Call With a Longstanding Global Ally
This should scare the wits out of Americans of every partisanship and ideology.
Feb 2, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve Trump’s Military Ambitions Could Be Bad News for the Infrastructure He Promised to Improve
Proposed hikes in Pentagon spending wouldn’t just be a foreign-policy blunder—they would also accelerate inequality at home.
Feb 2, 2017 / William D. Hartung
To Avert Disaster, the Senate Must Reject Neil Gorsuch To Avert Disaster, the Senate Must Reject Neil Gorsuch
President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court is a radical choice at a pivotal moment.
Feb 2, 2017 / Nan Aron
Kellyanne Conway’s Milestone Kellyanne Conway’s Milestone
Ms. Conway already has nailed down a place In history. She can relax. She’ll long be remembered when people call lies Not lies, just “alternative facts.”…
Feb 2, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
An Actual American War Criminal May Become Our Second-Ranking Diplomat An Actual American War Criminal May Become Our Second-Ranking Diplomat
Elliott Abrams spent the Reagan years abetting genocide—now, he has been floated as Trump’s deputy secretary of state.
Feb 2, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why We Support Keith Ellison for DNC Chair Why We Support Keith Ellison for DNC Chair
He will address the party’s—and the nation’s—crisis by aligning Democrats more closely with movements for social and economic justice.
Feb 2, 2017 / The Nation
Leaked Draft of Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination Leaked Draft of Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Reveals Sweeping Plans to Legalize Discrimination
If signed, the order would create wholesale exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious objections to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, and trans identit...
Feb 1, 2017 / Sarah Posner
How Alaskan Activists Got a Key Republican Senator to Oppose Betsy DeVos How Alaskan Activists Got a Key Republican Senator to Oppose Betsy DeVos
Unions and education activists urged Lisa Murkowski to oppose Trump’s education pick. On Tuesday, in a testament to the power of grassroots resistance, Murkowski switched.
Feb 1, 2017 / John Nichols