Politics

Can Brandon Presley Shake Up Mississippi Politics?

Can Brandon Presley Shake Up Mississippi Politics? Can Brandon Presley Shake Up Mississippi Politics?

The second cousin of Elvis Presley is running for governor in a state where Democrats hardly get elected.

Sep 7, 2023 / Feature / John Nichols

An office parking lot in Walnut Creek, Calif., 2017.

The Tyranny of the Parking Lot The Tyranny of the Parking Lot

Finding space for cars has remade the built world. A new history uncovers just how much our lives revolve around parking.

Sep 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ben Furnas

Kissinger Merkel GMF

Henry Kissinger’s Malevolent Influence Will Be With Us Long After He’s Gone Henry Kissinger’s Malevolent Influence Will Be With Us Long After He’s Gone

Kissinger’s brand of realpolitik was delusional, amoral, and ruthless—and it persists today.

Sep 6, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

A line of people wait outside the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. to watch a redistricting hearing.

The Road to a Democratic Congress Could Run Through Alabama The Road to a Democratic Congress Could Run Through Alabama

A court will intervene to create a second majority-Black district in a state that has used gerrymandering to boost the GOP.

Sep 6, 2023 / John Nichols

National Domestic Workers Alliance

Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed? Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?

Around 90 percent of domestic workers in Massachusetts did not seek help when their rights were violated. "If we have a law that nobody knows, that means nobody is using it."

Sep 6, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds a campaign event on August 30, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Among the Believers: Robert Kennedy Jr. in Brooklyn Among the Believers: Robert Kennedy Jr. in Brooklyn

His eccentricities notwithstanding, it’s a mistake to ignore his candidacy.

Sep 5, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan

Joe Biden and Volodomyr Zelenskyy attend the G7 Declaration of Joint Support for Ukraine during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, on July 12.

Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet Advocates for Negotiations to End the Ukraine War Need to Come Out of the Closet

A brutal and interminable stalemate is forcing a foreign policy reset.

Sep 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

vivek ramaswamy speaks at FOX news republican primary debate

Ramaswamy Ramaswamy

Sep 5, 2023 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Raise Your Hand

Raise Your Hand Raise Your Hand

Out-foxxed.

Sep 4, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

US President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House on the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, August 16, 2023.

Most Pro-Labor President in History? Joe Biden’s Not There Yet. Most Pro-Labor President in History? Joe Biden’s Not There Yet.

Biden’s done a lot. But he’s got to do a lot more to get union membership numbers up.

Sep 4, 2023 / John Nichols

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