DeSantis’s Contempt for Immigrants Makes Him Politically Stupid DeSantis’s Contempt for Immigrants Makes Him Politically Stupid
The Florida governor’s stunt to send Venezuelan asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard was cruel and illegal—it could also backfire on him.
Sep 19, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
The Coup Next Time The Coup Next Time
The hard right is grooming the military and law enforcement for insurrection.
Sep 19, 2022 / Jeet Heer
The Trump Judges Are Officially Running the Show The Trump Judges Are Officially Running the Show
The rulings by Judge Aileen Cannon on Trump’s behalf in the classified documents case aren’t just one-off legal absurdities—they’re examples of decisions to come.
Sep 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate Republicans May Not Run on Abortion, but They Can’t Hide From the Debate
J.D. Vance's contortions and Lindsey Graham’s blundering press conference show that the abortion issue has become a quagmire for the right.
Sep 16, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Let’s Call DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping Let’s Call DeSantis’s Migrant Stunt What It Is—Kidnapping
It’s a crime to dupe somebody and then ship them across state lines—and it’s time to hold GOP governors accountable for doing just that.
Sep 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal
New Hampshire’s GOP Senate Nominee Wants to Take Away the Right to Elect Senators New Hampshire’s GOP Senate Nominee Wants to Take Away the Right to Elect Senators
The next frontier in the Republican assault on democracy involves a scheme to repeal the 17th Amendment and let Republican-controlled legislatures name senators.
Sep 16, 2022 / John Nichols
Hindu Nationalism’s Alarming Rise in the US Goes Beyond Texas Hindu Nationalism’s Alarming Rise in the US Goes Beyond Texas
The 2019 Houston rally—where Trump and Modi rubbed elbows—wasn’t the end of Hindutva's ascent in the United States.
Sep 15, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula
King Charles III May Keep His Head—His Kingdom Is Another Story King Charles III May Keep His Head—His Kingdom Is Another Story
The monarchy needs deaths and weddings for its cyclical renewal. But they called last orders on the United Kingdom some time ago.
Sep 14, 2022 / Tariq Ali
Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics. Want to Fight Climate Change? Look to Local Politics.
Since its founding in 2015, the New Haven Climate Movement has used national momentum to create regional change with a model that can be replicated around the country.
Sep 14, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Hughes
The Digital Soldiers Taking America’s Forever Wars Online The Digital Soldiers Taking America’s Forever Wars Online
In this online battles pace, victory is fleeting and defeat never final, but the casualties are all too real—of fact and truth, memory and reality.
Sep 14, 2022 / Andy Kroll