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Forget the Nasty Insults. Trump Plans to Sabotage the Election. Forget the Nasty Insults. Trump Plans to Sabotage the Election.

He’s going to resort to every dirty trick under the sun to retain his hold on power.

Aug 14, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Could Kamala Harris’s Presence on the Ticket Help Usher in a Third Reconstruction?

Could Kamala Harris’s Presence on the Ticket Help Usher in a Third Reconstruction? Could Kamala Harris’s Presence on the Ticket Help Usher in a Third Reconstruction?

In this moment a radical reimagining of America is needed, and possible, but only if the voices of those struggling in the streets are heard.

Aug 14, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Dr. Sharrelle Barber, and Rebekah Barber

How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape

How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape

E-mails shared with The Nation reveal a deep collaboration between the Department of Education and organizations that believe in a crisis of false rape allegations.

Aug 14, 2020 / StudentNation / Hélène Barthélemy

Donald Trump and His Postmaster General Are Sabotaging Democracy in Plain Sight

Donald Trump and His Postmaster General Are Sabotaging Democracy in Plain Sight Donald Trump and His Postmaster General Are Sabotaging Democracy in Plain Sight

The president blurted out his determination to undermine voting rights in a Fox Business Network interview.

Aug 13, 2020 / John Nichols

Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina?

Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina? Can This Crisis Be Used to Build a Better Future in Argentina?

In the slums of Buenos Aires, government aid has been slow to materialize. Instead, community organizations are leading the fight.

Aug 13, 2020 / Anita Pouchard Serra

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Would Trump Go to War With Iran to Get Reelected? Would Trump Go to War With Iran to Get Reelected?

The administration’s escalating aggression toward Iran could be leading to a full-blown war ahead of the November election.

Aug 13, 2020 / Bob Dreyfuss

Essentially Brooklyn

Essentially Brooklyn Essentially Brooklyn

Essential workers by youth/adult community artists—a multi-panel mural on view in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, until November 2020. (Vanessa by Angel Garcia.)

Aug 13, 2020 / OppArt / Joe Matunis and Los Muralistas de El Puente

Who Gets to Tell the Story of Wuhan’s Lockdown?

Who Gets to Tell the Story of Wuhan’s Lockdown? Who Gets to Tell the Story of Wuhan’s Lockdown?

On Fang Fang’s quarantine journal and the political limits of the diary.

Aug 13, 2020 / Jaime Chu

The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown

The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown The Democratic Convention Is Shaping Up to Be a Centrist Hoedown

The recently released list of speakers at next week’s convention shows just how scared Democrats are to make a serious policy argument.

Aug 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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The Grim World Our Grandchildren Will Inherit The Grim World Our Grandchildren Will Inherit

At 76, I knew our world was headed for a dark place decades ago. Did I ever think it would be this bad? Not a chance.

Aug 12, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

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