Joan Walsh

National Affairs Correspondent

@joanwalsh

Joan Walsh, a national affairs correspondent for The Nation, is a coproducer of The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show and the author of What’s the Matter With White People? Finding Our Way in the Next America. Her new book (with Nick Hanauer and Donald Cohen) is Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power and Wealth In America.

An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.

The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House The Crazy-Making Destruction of the East Wing of the White House

Demolishing the people’s entrance to the People’s House is part of Trump’s plan to destabilize and devastate his opponents.

Oct 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

A sign at the No Kings rlly in Brewster, New York.

In Purple Hudson Valley District, No Kings Turnout Doubles In Purple Hudson Valley District, No Kings Turnout Doubles

Brewster’s rally drew more than 4,000 people for a rousing refutation of Donald Trump. Should the district’s GOP House Representative Mike Lawler, up for reelection in November, w...

Oct 20, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Vice President JD Vance at the White House.

The Profound Shame of JD Vance The Profound Shame of JD Vance

Trump’s lapdog defends racist Young Republicans as “boys,” while some are almost his age—as they slur Indian women, like his wife, Usha, as “dirty.” How much did he get for his so...

Oct 16, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low

Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low

The New York attorney general has led the legal fight against Trump, and now he has mobilized the Justice Department to go after her.

Oct 10, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 7, 2025.

Pam Bondi’s Shameless Message to Democrats Pam Bondi’s Shameless Message to Democrats

You have no power.

Oct 8, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a podium gesticulating in front of a large American flag.

Hegseth’s Quantico Farce: Terrifying, or Oddly Reassuring? Hegseth’s Quantico Farce: Terrifying, or Oddly Reassuring?

Trump and the defense secretary summoned top military leaders to the side of authoritarianism and abuse, but the officers did not thrill to the message.

Oct 1, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Charlie Kirk at a podium against a dark background.

Alleged Free Speech Champions Are Campaigning Against Speech They Don’t Like Alleged Free Speech Champions Are Campaigning Against Speech They Don’t Like

Prominent Republicans are attacking anyone who insists on describing who the late Charlie Kirk and his movement really were, even trying to get them fired.

Sep 15, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Mourners made a wreath for Charlie Kirk at the US Embassy in Pretoria on September 11, 2025.

Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was

The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.

Sep 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Representative Ro Khanna speaks during a news conference with alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein outside the Capitol on September 3. Khanna and Representative Thomas Massie have introduced the Epstein List Transparency Act to force the federal government to release all unclassified records from the cases of Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Sisterhood Could Be Powerful Sisterhood Could Be Powerful

The victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell’s sex-trafficking scheme are increasingly banding together—and could wind up outing more famous Epstein customers on their own....

Sep 3, 2025 / Joan Walsh

People attend a vigil following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Minneapolis Murders Accelerated Our Sense of Powerlessness The Minneapolis Murders Accelerated Our Sense of Powerlessness

The shooting, which has so far left two children dead and 14 hospitalized, adds to the sense of terror that the Trump regime is spreading.

Aug 28, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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