How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump How Martin Luther Paved the Way for Donald Trump
To understand why evangelicals support the president, look to the first Protestant.
Apr 19, 2018 / Feature / Michael Massing
Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America
In an interview with The Nation, the former mayor of Bogotá discusses what his election would mean for Colombia and the region.
Apr 18, 2018 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar
Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It Paul Ryan’s Cruel Vision—and the Red-State Rebellion Against It
His plutocratic policies have provoked a growing backlash, in the form of teacher strikes and demonstrations from West Virginia and Kentucky to Oklahoma and Arizona.
Apr 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists Election 2018 Is Off to the Racists
Across the US, white nationalists and their sympathizers are running for office—and they don’t need to win to be dangerous.
Apr 18, 2018 / Feature / Donna Minkowitz
Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency
And it’s not the first time.
Apr 17, 2018 / Steve Fraser
Economic vs. Racial Justice Is a ‘False Choice,’ Says the New Working Families Party Director Economic vs. Racial Justice Is a ‘False Choice,’ Says the New Working Families Party Director
Maurice Mitchell wants the WFP to be a political home for working-class people of every race.
Apr 13, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
This Political Scientist Says the Left Needs to Battle for Democracy As Viciously as the Right Fights for Power This Political Scientist Says the Left Needs to Battle for Democracy As Viciously as the Right Fights for Power
In a new book, David Faris says it’s time for Democrats to fight fire with fire.
Apr 13, 2018 / Joshua Holland
Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job
With inequality reaching new heights, the idea of a government-guaranteed living wage is gaining steam among progressives.
Apr 10, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Cynthia Nixon Plan Miranda Hobbes Would Hate The Cynthia Nixon Plan Miranda Hobbes Would Hate
She is the celebrity, but Andrew Cuomo is Hollywood’s real friend.
Apr 9, 2018 / Pat Garofalo
The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France
Along with the rise of anti-Semitism in Muslim and Arab communities, there’s growing hostility to France’s Muslims within the Jewish community, which draws its source in the defens...
Apr 6, 2018 / Sylvain Cypel