politics

Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People. The post Is It Too Late to Remake American Democracy? appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Elie Mystal In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent digs into Team Trump’s numerous Hatch Act violations. Also: why he loathes Halloween. The post This Halloween, the Ghouls and Zombies Are Real appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Laura Flanders Two of the federal workers who filed an emergency complaint about the Department of Housing and Urban Development speak out about the Trump administration’s actions. The post Federal Whistleblowers Sound Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Steve Brodner Cruelest choices. The post Chinatown appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jeet Heer For MAGA, 2026 will be payback for 2020. The post Make No Mistake: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Midterms appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Matt Alston The scandals engulfing the Democratic senate hopeful expose a rift between the state’s provincial and national identities The post Maine's Case of Platner Fasciitis appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Aina Marzia If passed, the constitutional amendment would lock out a potential source of future state funding and disproportionately benefit wealthy households. The post Texas Republicans Are Doubling Down on Banning Capital Gains Taxes appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Sasha Abramsky Do you go to your asylum check-in and risk capture by ICE? Without SNAP, what will you give up to feed your kids? How will you pay for healthcare? The post Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Chris Lehmann The House speaker admits that his legislative chamber no longer matters. That’s the outcome of a series of deliberate leadership decisions to ensure its powerlessness. The post Mike Johnson’s House Is Fox News With a Gavel appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Joel Berg I warned that Trump and Congressional Republicans could use a shutdown to deny SNAP benefits but was told there was no way our political system would allow that to occur. The post Why Trump Is Allowing Food Stamp Funding to Run Out appeared first on The Nation. Source link