Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy Jake Sullivan’s Rewrite Can’t Paper Over an Impoverished Foreign Policy
The national security adviser’s hasty edits make clear the incoherence of Biden’s diplomacy.
Oct 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer
You Have the Right to an Attorney, but It Might Cost You You Have the Right to an Attorney, but It Might Cost You
Approximately 40 states allow courts to charge for the use of a public defender, acting as an additional punishment for those who cannot afford to pay.
Oct 30, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation”
In his first-ever interview with a US outlet, the Cuban president shares his thoughts on the future of Cuban socialism, the US blockade, and the economic difficulties facing the i...
Oct 28, 2023 / Q&A / D.D. Guttenplan and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Muslim and Arab Voters Are Sending Biden a Stark Warning—and He’d Better Pay Attention Muslim and Arab Voters Are Sending Biden a Stark Warning—and He’d Better Pay Attention
These voters may be a deciding factor in Biden's reelection. His backing of Israel's assault on Gaza could turn them against him for good.
Oct 27, 2023 / Dana El Kurd
Congressional Support for a Cease-Fire Isn’t Too Much to Ask Congressional Support for a Cease-Fire Isn’t Too Much to Ask
Demanding that all 200 hostages be released as a condition for signing the cease-fire resolution is only an excuse to not sign it at all.
Oct 26, 2023 / Dave Zirin
Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to “Shut Up!” Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to “Shut Up!”
The message from Mike Johnson’s election is stark: it is not possible for a defender of democracy to serve as a Republican speaker of the House.
Oct 26, 2023 / John Nichols
The Lesson of 9/11 Is That Israel Cannot Win Its Gaza War The Lesson of 9/11 Is That Israel Cannot Win Its Gaza War
Biden says he doesn’t want Israel to repeat America’s mistakes, so why is he supporting Israel as it does exactly that?
Oct 26, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman
Will Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Referendum Make It Onto the Ballot? Will Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Referendum Make It Onto the Ballot?
Organizers collected 116,000 signatures in support of a referendum to repeal the ordinance authorizing the police training facility, but it’s unclear if—and when—the initiative wi...
Oct 26, 2023 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow
Meet the New Boss Meet the New Boss
Representative Mike Johnson, the recently christened speaker of the House, is an election denier, a religious conservative, and an all-around Trump crony.
Oct 25, 2023 / Chris Lehmann