Rebecca Gordon The ambient threat of torture is a form of social control, encouraging everyone else to comply with and bow down before the regime. The post The Trump Administration Is Reviving Institutionalized Torture appeared first on The Nation.
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HHS Doesn’t Need an RFK Jr. It Needs a Lina Khan.
Abdullah Shihipar Forget Kennedy’s faux-populist, anti-science approach. The former FTC chair provides the real model of an ideal HHS secretary. The post HHS Doesn’t Need an RFK Jr. It Needs a Lina Khan. appeared first on The Nation.
Thank the Supreme Court for the Evisceration of the Federal Workforce
Sasha Abramsky Progressive politicians must commit to expanding the court, or voters should pledge their support to other candidates who will. The post Thank the Supreme Court for the Evisceration of the Federal Workforce appeared first on The Nation.
This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America
Kaniela Ing Voters aren’t tuning out because they don’t care. They’re tuning out because they’ve been exhausted by fake choices, sold out by both parties, and tired of inauthenticity. The post This Viral Speech Shows How We Win Back Rural America appeared first on The...
Katie Wilson of Seattle Shows Zohran Mamdani Is Not Alone
John Burbank She’s running on a populist economic message that puts affordability of care at its heart and mobilized young grassroots organizers. The post Katie Wilson of Seattle Shows Zohran Mamdani Is Not Alone appeared first on The Nation.
“This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About”
John Nichols Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar warns that a move to redraw Texas congressional districts will undermine democracy in the Lone Star State and beyond. The post “This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About” appeared first on...
What Was the Joke?
Steve Brodner Unitaryman. The post What Was the Joke? appeared first on The Nation.
“This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About”
John Nichols Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar warns that a move to redraw Texas congressional districts will undermine democracy in the Lone Star State and beyond. The post “This Is the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy That Nobody’s Talking About” appeared first on...
What Was the Joke?
Steve Brodner Unitaryman. The post What Was the Joke? appeared first on The Nation.
In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community Organizers, and Drivers Have Forced Uber to Come to the Table
Will Tanzman, Lori Simmons As the tech industry moves increasingly into alignment with the far right, the issue of worker power has never been more important. The Chicago campaign offers some key lessons. The post In Chicago, a Coalition of Unions, Community...
“We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom
Suzi Weissman Here’s what you can do in solidarity. The post “We Are Not Victims. We Are Fighters”: Russian Political Prisoners, Including Left Sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky, Demand Freedom appeared first on The Nation.
What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests
Peter Kornbluh The danger of “maximum pressure” vs. the promise of “pragmatic engagement.” The post What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests appeared first on The Nation.