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Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?

Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden? Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?

UNITE-HERE! had 90 percent of its members laid off because of Trump’s bungling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are knocking on doors to elect Joe Biden.

Oct 21, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

Between February and May, more than 5.4 million people lost their health insurance coverage. That’s the highest increase ever recorded.

Oct 21, 2020 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Reimagining American Foreign Policy

Reimagining American Foreign Policy Reimagining American Foreign Policy

A new book examines the narrative framework around internationalism that foreign-policy elites coined in the 1940s, and which has shaped the world we live in.

Oct 20, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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We’re Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump We’re Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump

History alone cannot hold Trump and his enablers accountable for the crimes they have committed.

Oct 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It? It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It?

Welcome to the longest two weeks in human history. 

Oct 20, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

The Nation Texas Observer Partnership

‘The Nation’ and the ‘Texas Observer’ Partner on Hard-Hitting Accountability Journalism in a Key Battleground State ‘The Nation’ and the ‘Texas Observer’ Partner on Hard-Hitting Accountability Journalism in a Key Battleground State

Building out The Nation’s on-the-ground footprint and the Observer’s reach, the two outlets join forces at a critical moment for America’s political future.

Oct 20, 2020 / Press Room

Joe Biden speaking in front of a lectern

Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later

The chaos of recent years demands a paradigm shift.

Oct 20, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

After untold exploitation and erasure, Native artwork is being undermined by fraud.

Oct 20, 2020 / Chris O’Connell, Savannah Maher, and The Texas Observer

Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached

Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached

Roe v. Wade allows women to have abortions without undue government restrictions. Trump’s SCOTUS picks may change that. 

Oct 20, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Schumacher

Three people protest, holding signs and wearing masks. The one in the center front holds a sign that reads

Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure

Recent rules changes lock into place weaker environmental, workplace safety, and labor standards, and escalate the assault on legal immigration.

Oct 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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