Archive for category: THE NATION

Jeff Weaver

Corporate interests are coming for the millions of progressive voters who joined with the center left to elect Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress.

The post The War on the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party appeared first on The Nation.

Jeet Heer

The fusion of QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theories with a homophobic moral panic makes the current Republican grooming smears a threat to the physical safety of LGBTQ people.

The post The GOP’s Pedophilia Smears Are An Incitement to Violence appeared first on The Nation.

Ishan Desai-Geller

A conversation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on his new book Elite Capture, which investigates the co-option of identity politics and the importance of coalitional organizing.

The post When Did the Ruling Class Get Woke? appeared first on The Nation.

Gerald Horne

The enduring legacy and capacious vision of Black Reconstruction.

The post W.E.B. Du Bois’s Abolition Democracy appeared first on The Nation.

John Nichols, The Nation

The last two Democratic administrations tried the “you don’t know how good you’ve got it” line and got trounced.

The post The Democrats’ Losing Strategy appeared first on The Nation.

Mohammed El-Kurd

It began, neighbors say, when an ultra-nationalist Israeli politician “moved” his office onto one of our lawns.

The post As I Write, Settlers and Police Are Attacking My Neighbors in Sheikh Jarrah appeared first on The Nation.

Maria Bustillos

When plutocrats defend it, and democrats bewail its passing, it’s time to recall the original meaning of the phrase.

The post How the “American Dream” Became Un-American appeared first on The Nation.

Elie Mystal

The court’s decision to let Alabama’s new redistricting map remain in place opens the door to a season of racist gerrymandering.

The post No Attack on Voting Rights Is Too Racist for This Supreme Court appeared first on The Nation.

John Nichols

The former president’s promise to pardon January 6 insurrectionists recalls the fascist’s strongman tactics.

The post Trump Steals a Strategy From Mussolini’s Playbook appeared first on The Nation.

Olúfémi O. Táíwò

Corporations like Amazon have lives of their own—and they control ours.

The post Welcoming Our Robot Overlords appeared first on The Nation.