![This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PM-Trudeau-election-reuters-img.jpg)
This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting
Canada’s latest federal election was a chaotic, racist mess. And it looks even worse when you’re a progressive voter in Canada’s conservative heartland.
Oct 28, 2019 / Bashir Mohamed
![us flag vehicle syria](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/us-flag-syria-ap-img.jpg)
Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War
The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.
Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/climate-strike-canada-rtr-img.jpg)
Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking
After all, they’ve been doing it for decades.
Oct 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Miriam Lafontaine
![Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Jagmeet-Singh-Halifax-Campaign-reuters-img.jpg)
Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election
Always upbeat and killing it in the debates, Jagmeet Singh of the progressive NDP is picking up steam before next week’s election. If only good ideas were enough to sway voters.
Oct 17, 2019 / Steven Zhou
![Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Trudeau-CTV-interview-reuters-img.jpg)
Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies
As he campaigns for reelection, Canada’s performatively woke prime minister is finally being held to account. But what are the alternatives?
Oct 11, 2019 / Sophia Reuss
![Donald Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/trump-flag-ap-img.jpg)
Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
![Mexico border fence](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mexico-border-fence-rtr-img.jpg)
The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World
From Jordan to the Philippines, countries across the world are following America’s lead and militarizing their borders.
Sep 24, 2019 / Todd Miller
![‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/united-nations-climate-greta-thunberg-reuters-img.jpg)
‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders ‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
“We will not let you get away with this,” the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit.
Sep 23, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard
![Russian Jets and Flags](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Russia-flag-Kremlin-ap-img.jpg)
Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?
American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.
Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
![Greenland iceberg](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/greenland-ice-rtr-img.jpg)
The Trump Administration’s Drive for Dominance in the Arctic The Trump Administration’s Drive for Dominance in the Arctic
Greenland is just one piece of the White House’s plan for the Far North.
Sep 13, 2019 / Michael T. Klare