![Trump Is Outdoing Himself](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/new-trump-getty.jpg)
Trump Is Outdoing Himself Trump Is Outdoing Himself
In the malignity of his intent and the scale of his graft, the second term is significantly worse. But it’s also his last.
Feb 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
![Jimmy Carter addresses the nation.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/carter-getty.jpg)
A Tale of Two Presidents A Tale of Two Presidents
Remembering Carter as we steel ourselves for Trump’s second inauguration.
Jan 14, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
![Democratic political consultant David Plouffe](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/plouffe-getty.jpg)
The Dead Hand of the Democratic Consultant Class The Dead Hand of the Democratic Consultant Class
Breaking the grip of grifters who refuse to learn or leave won’t be easy. But it is essential to effectively opposing the coming plutocracy.
Dec 17, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
![Harris gets cozy with Liz Cheney.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/KamalaLiz-getty.jpg)
Reckoning With the Election Results Reckoning With the Election Results
What went wrong—and what we have to do now.
Nov 26, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
![Where Do We Go From Here?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2182590890-1.jpg)
Where Do We Go From Here? Where Do We Go From Here?
On the last edition of See How They Run, John Nichols and Jeet Heer examine the wreckage of Election 2024 and talk about the way forward.
Nov 9, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan
![Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/harris-trump.jpg)
How to Watch Election Night Like an Expert How to Watch Election Night Like an Expert
Everyone’s favorite wonk Josh Cohen tells us what he’ll be watching for when the polls close tonight.
Nov 5, 2024 / Q&A / Joshua A. Cohen and D.D. Guttenplan
![What the Polls Can (and Can’t) Tell Us](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-2181374651-1.jpg)
What the Polls Can (and Can’t) Tell Us What the Polls Can (and Can’t) Tell Us
On this episode of See How They Run, Ettingermentum’s Josh Cohen on how political junkies can get through the next few days.
Nov 2, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan
![This man has done worse than accept free flights on Turkish Airlines.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/adams-gesture-getty.jpg)
The Real Scandal in New York City The Real Scandal in New York City
What’s worse than taking illegal foreign campaign contributions? Mayor Eric Adams’s failure to meet the city’s glaring needs.
Oct 29, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
![Howard Lutnick, chairman and chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP (left) and Elon Musk during a campaign event with Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/maga-msg-getty.jpg)
20,000 Out-of-Towners Fill Madison Square Garden for Trump 20,000 Out-of-Towners Fill Madison Square Garden for Trump
Calling Trump and his supporters Nazis misses the genuine danger the fake billionaire and his authentically plutocratic friends pose to our republic.
Oct 28, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
![Women go door-to-door canvassing, calling for voting for Donald Trump in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, on October 12, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AP24297167244005-1.jpg)
Will 2024 All Come Down to the Ground Game? Will 2024 All Come Down to the Ground Game?
On this episode of See How They Run, Jeet Heer and Swing Left's Yasmin Radjy discuss the importance of door-knocking in the final days of the presidential race.
Oct 26, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan