What’s Left of Democracy if Our Fate Is Just Decided by a Coal Baron?
How is it that our fate can be in the hands of a single corrupt fossil fuel profiteer? We cannot accept a system in which Joe Manchin gets to decide our future for us.
Articles by Nathan J. Robinson
Why Conservatives Hate the Government But Love the Cops
The core right-wing principle is a belief in hierarchy, not the limitation of state power.
We Can Build Paradises For The Public
We need to recover the concepts of great public goods, public services, and public works. The New Deal’s WPA provides a vision of what is possible.
The Illinois Mass Shooting Proves That The Guns Are The Problem
If you lock down the schools, shooters will kill outside. “Red flag” laws cannot isolate threats with accuracy. We have to take on gun ownership itself.
Is J.B. Pritzker The Democrats’ Only Hope For 2024?
The Illinois governor is not a democratic socialist, but he’s taken a lot of solidly progressive steps and delivers on promises.
The Arguments Against Abortion Do Not Make Sense
A new anti-abortion book shows that the “pro-life” movement defends a bizarre, irrational morality that aims to turn back the sexual revolution and considers embryos equal to adults.
The ACA Marketplace Is a Scam Covered With the Veneer of “Choice”
Purchasing health insurance on the marketplace is so confusing that it is impossible for consumers to make rational choices.
The Incredibly Disturbing Texas GOP Agenda Is a Vision For a Theocratic Dystopia
We need to understand the very, very dark forces that we are up against.