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State of the Union
Biden Is Quietly Funding Nuclear Weapons Upgrades That Could Imperil the Planet
The continued funding of nuclear weapons development is a pork barrel of herculean proportions.
Cori Bush’s Gazan SOTU Guest: Congress Is “Complicit in the Murder of My Family”
Intimaa Salama attended the State of the Union while mourning for 35 family members killed by Israel in Gaza.
Beyond the State of the Union, We Must Confront the State of the Genocide
In the aftermath of Biden’s 2024 State of the Union, we offer an alternate address: “The State of the Genocide.”
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Foreign Policy Undermines Best Proposals in Biden’s SOTU
There won't be “a transformative domestic policy without a change in our foreign policy,” says The Nation's publisher.
Protesters Blocked Traffic Outside White House Before Biden’s State of the Union
“We’re horrified at our morally bankrupt President,” said one activist who was part of the blockade.
24-Hour Vigil Highlighting the “State of the Genocide” in Gaza Held in Chicago
As Biden spoke in Washington, organizers in Chicago highlighted his support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
WFP State of the Union Response Shows Biden’s Shortfalls on Gaza, Immigration
WFP member Nicolas O'Rourke decried Democrats who want to “emulate” Republicans' “inhumane policies.”
There Was No Mention of 853 Migrant Deaths in 2022 in Biden’s State of the Union
We need the wholesale immigration reform we were promised and a president that understands that asylum is immutable.
Biden Pledged to Take On “Junk Fees.” He Should Start With Jails and Prisons.
Private prison companies use junk fees to extract profits from incarcerated people who have no other options.
Biden’s State of the Union Addressed Transgender Issues for Only 9 Seconds
The fight for trans liberation is not a culture war or a fantasy, it is a fight for our lives.