Government

Paul Ryan and Bernie Sanders

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

Hillary Clinton CAP

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

Trump supporters

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’ 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 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

Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races

Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races Zephyr Teachout Is Battling Big Money and Cynicism in One of This Year’s Tightest Congressional Races

Can Teachout’s radical optimism prevail in the Hudson Valley?

Oct 25, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

John Podesta

Here’s Why the #PodestaLeaks Aren’t Having Much Impact Here’s Why the #PodestaLeaks Aren’t Having Much Impact

Viewed through the lens of our polarized media, Wikileaks’ revelations will only serve to confirm our prior beliefs about the Clinton campaign.  

Oct 24, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy Tom Hayden and the Unfinished Business of Democracy

Though an irreplaceable voice for peace has been silenced, his vision will live on.

Oct 24, 2016 / The Nation

Chris Wallace Debate

The Looniest Economic Fantasies of the Third Debate Came From Chris Wallace The Looniest Economic Fantasies of the Third Debate Came From Chris Wallace

When it came to economic questions, the final debate was organized as an argument for austerity policies that fail everyone but the one percent.

Oct 21, 2016 / John Nichols

Richard Emery

The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians The Agency Designed to Protect Civilians From the Police Actually Protects Police From Civilians

The CCRB, it seems, was an agency doomed to uselessness from the start.

Oct 20, 2016 / Hélène Barthélemy

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