Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat
If he wants to go beyond preaching to the converted, he needs to take his socialist politics into the Democratic primaries.
Jul 6, 2023 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan and Bhaskar Sunkara
Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It? Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It?
The British Labour Party leader is sounding more like a prime minister, but will he be up for the hard fights ahead?
Sep 29, 2022 / Bhaskar Sunkara
Who Should Be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2024? Who Should Be the Democratic Presidential Nominee in 2024?
Four writers argue who would make the best candidate: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Gretchen Whitmer, or Ro Khanna?
Aug 22, 2022 / Editorial / Joan Walsh, Bhaskar Sunkara, Michael Kazin, and John Nichols
The Arizona Prison System Is Censoring “The Nation.” We’re Doing Something About It. The Arizona Prison System Is Censoring “The Nation.” We’re Doing Something About It.
Arizona prison authorities are stopping incarcerated people from reading The Nation. We’re working with the ACLU’s National Prison Project to assert their First Amendment rights.
Jul 25, 2022 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan, Bhaskar Sunkara, and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Britain’s Labour Party Is Still Missing in Action Britain’s Labour Party Is Still Missing in Action
On the heels of its party conference, the Labour Party seems as far from power as ever.
Oct 1, 2021 / Bhaskar Sunkara
What Should Socialists Do in November? What Should Socialists Do in November?
Pursue an electoral strategy that can represent the distinct interests of working people without demanding that voters start immediately supporting unviable third-party candidacies...
May 4, 2020 / Bhaskar Sunkara
Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism Only Socialism Can Defeat Trumpism
Millions of ordinary people are ready for an alternative, one pointed to by the success of Bernie Sanders.
Nov 4, 2016 / Nicole Aschoff and Bhaskar Sunkara
Reclaiming Socialism Reclaiming Socialism
While honoring the legacy of American communists, a new generation of radicals has chosen to organize under the “socialist” banner.
Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Bhaskar Sunkara
Waltz for Lumumba Waltz for Lumumba
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi was a true revolutionary.
Mar 5, 2014 / Editorial / Bhaskar Sunkara
Chokwe Lumumba: A Revolutionary to the End Chokwe Lumumba: A Revolutionary to the End
The Jackson mayor had ambitious plans to bring “people power” and a “solidarity economy” to his city and state.
Feb 26, 2014 / Lived History / Bhaskar Sunkara