Politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives remarks at the Heritage Foundation's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on April 21, 2023, in National Harbor, Md.

Ron DeSantis’s Abortion No Man’s Land Ron DeSantis’s Abortion No Man’s Land

The Florida conservative signed a six-week ban in his state but is clashing with anti-abortion leaders who want a national ban, too.

Aug 1, 2023 / Joan Walsh

People sit, lay on the ground at the airport with suitcases as they wait for their flights to be rescheduled

Fear of Flying? Fear of Flying?

The fight for airline passenger rights—and holding the industry to account.

Aug 1, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A still from a pro-DeSantis video made by one of his aides.

The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots The GOP’s Nazi Problem Has Deep Roots

To build their popular front on the right, Republicans are happy to recruit white nationalists.

Jul 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer Oppenheimer

Boffo box office.

Jul 31, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Breen

Cornel West speaking at a lectern

Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the candidate talks church, state, prophecy—and politics.

Jul 31, 2023 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

Ohio August Special Election Issue 1

Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights

Conservative interest groups are pushing Issue 1, which would require a supermajority for any petition-based constitutional amendments to pass.

Jul 31, 2023 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Is the History of American Art a History of Failure?

Is the History of American Art a History of Failure? Is the History of American Art a History of Failure?

Sara Marcus’s recent book argues that from the Reconstruction to the AIDS era, a distinct aesthetic formed around defeat in the realm of politics.

Jul 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lynne Feeley

Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference as he continues his 2024 presidential campaign on July 15, 2023 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Even Worse Trump’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Even Worse

New charges make clear that special counsel Jack Smith intends to hold Trump accountable in every way possible, for all of the crimes in Smith’s purview.

Jul 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Bibiheimer

Bibiheimer Bibiheimer

Melissa tempel.

Jul 28, 2023 / Steve Brodner

A tent city in Culver City, California.

Other Countries Know Housing Is a Human Right. Why Doesn’t America? Other Countries Know Housing Is a Human Right. Why Doesn’t America?

Many European countries have systems to help unhoused people that put our society to shame. When will we change?

Jul 28, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

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