Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy

(Photo courtesy of Danielle Allen) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! … Read more

We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State

We Wouldn’t Be in This Mess if D.C. Were a State

Activists gather for voting rights and DC statehood while blocking traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue SE December 7, 2021 in Washington. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is a shameful excuse for a Democrat. Her adamant refusal to take even the most basic procedural step to defend the right to vote should mean … Read more

Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights

Democrats Failed Forward on Voting Rights

A demonstrator holds a sign at rally with Representative Jamaal Bowman outside the US Capitol to urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation on January 19, 2022. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up … Read more

Overthrow Democracy?

Overthrow Democracy?

Trump supporters, including Doug Jensen, center, confront US Capitol Police in the hallway outside the Senate chamber at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP ) “Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can do much to help it.”—Judge … Read more

Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot

Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot

In this screenshot from the RNC live stream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, North Carolina congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn speaks ahead of the virtual convention on August 26, 2020. (Photo courtesy Committee on Arrangements for the Republican National Committee 2020 via Getty Images) On January 3, 2021, Madison Cawthorn was sworn in as the … Read more

What Should the Left Do About China?

What Should the Left Do About China?

State oppression: Chinese police patrol the border in Xinjiang. According to estimates, China has detained over 1 million Uyghurs in the region. (Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For … Read more

What a Progressive Champion from Rural Maine Can Teach Democrats about Winning

What a Progressive Champion from Rural Maine Can Teach Democrats about Winning

Chloe Maxmin, left, and Canyon Woodward. (Photo: Kristin Dillon) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks for … Read more

Democracy Is on the Ballot in 2022. Summer Lee Is Ready for This Fight.

Democracy Is on the Ballot in 2022. Summer Lee Is Ready for This Fight.

“People are concerned that democracy is under attack and that Congress is not responding on these issues. People are wondering what we’re going to do to make sure things don’t get undermined, ”said Summer Lee, a Pennsylvania lawmaker who speaks to voters a lot these days as they vote for an open seat in the … Read more

Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency

Defusing the Global Climate Emergency Depends on Defusing the Democracy Emergency

The Capitol Rising on January 6, 2021. (Brent Stirton / Getty Images) This story originally appeared in The guard and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration that strengthens reporting on climate history. ONE A year ago today, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy fled for their lives when a violent mob swarmed … Read more