The President’s Damned Lies Are Killing Us The President’s Damned Lies Are Killing Us
The president’s not an idiot. He is a liar. The question is: How many more coronavirus deaths will his lies cause between now and Election Day?
Aug 4, 2020 / John Nichols
Biden’s Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet. Biden’s Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet.
His choices provide a chance to reimagine the leadership we need.
Aug 4, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality
We talked to the award-winning writer about The City We Became, her latest groundbreaking, world-quaking book, and why it feels so prescient.
Aug 4, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano
Not All Presidential Liars Are Created Equal Not All Presidential Liars Are Created Equal
What are the dangers of allowing Trump to dominate US political culture?
Aug 4, 2020 / Eric Alterman
Follow the Leader? Follow the Leader?
The results of denying reality.
Aug 4, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan
What Truths Can You Divine From Instagram Paintings? What Truths Can You Divine From Instagram Paintings?
How the act of scrutinizing art online has changed the role of the critic.
Aug 4, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky
Violence Is Donald Trump’s Mother Tongue Violence Is Donald Trump’s Mother Tongue
As the latest episodes reveal, the “Trump and Violence Show” is the president’s cynical attempt to promote a response in the streets that might actually require law enforcement act...
Aug 4, 2020 / Michael S. Roth
Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US Government Accountability Has Been Long Gone in the US
From the beginning of the War on Terrorism to the 2008 recession, to the coronavirus pandemic, US government accountability has been missing in action.
Aug 4, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg
To Defeat Trump, Discredit His Movement, and Elect Progressives To Defeat Trump, Discredit His Movement, and Elect Progressives
An open letter by Cornel West, Barbara Ehrenreich, Frances Fox Piven, Katha Pollitt, Randall Kennedy, Michael Kazin, and more.
Aug 3, 2020 / Various Contributors
Homeland Security Is Quietly Tying Antifa to Foreign Powers Homeland Security Is Quietly Tying Antifa to Foreign Powers
An intelligence report obtained exclusively by The Nation mentions several Americans, including a left-wing podcast host.
Aug 3, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein