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D.D. Guttenplan is editor of The Nation.

To Stop the Slaughter in Gaza, We Need the Broadest Coalition Possible

To Stop the Slaughter in Gaza, We Need the Broadest Coalition Possible To Stop the Slaughter in Gaza, We Need the Broadest Coalition Possible

People with very different visions of what a just peace looks like must work together to stop this war.

Nov 22, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation”

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sits Down With “The Nation”

In his first-ever interview with a US outlet, the Cuban president shares his thoughts on the future of Cuban socialism, the US blockade, and the economic difficulties facing the i...

Oct 28, 2023 / Q&A / D.D. Guttenplan and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Demonstrators protest the bombing on Gaza on October 20, 2023.

A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Just the First Step A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Just the First Step

We must end the slaughter. And then comes the hard part.

Oct 26, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds a campaign event on August 30, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Among the Believers: Robert Kennedy Jr. in Brooklyn Among the Believers: Robert Kennedy Jr. in Brooklyn

His eccentricities notwithstanding, it’s a mistake to ignore his candidacy.

Sep 5, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan

Cornel West

Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat

If he wants to go beyond preaching to the converted, he needs to take his socialist politics into the Democratic primaries.

Jul 6, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan and Bhaskar Sunkara

Joe Biden

Biden Must Remake His Candidacy Biden Must Remake His Candidacy

His approval polling is too weak to afford not to mount a full-scale campaign in New Hampshire and other battleground states.

May 26, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan and John Nichols

Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein

Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein Impeach Clarence Thomas and Remove Dianne Feinstein

We’ve booted Supreme Court justices for a lot less.

Apr 27, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Victor Navasky at the Atlantic Monthly State of the Union Dinner

Victor Navasky, Who Saved “The Nation,” Tried to Save the World Victor Navasky, Who Saved “The Nation,” Tried to Save the World

A brief note on a 40-year apprenticeship.

Jan 27, 2023 / Obituary / D.D. Guttenplan

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

Watching the GOP’s circular firing squad during the speaker votes was entertaining, but what do progressive Democrats have to show for rallying round their party’s leadership?

Jan 20, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Two reporters looking at the camera

Free Jeef Kazadi! Free Jeef Kazadi!

We call on the Democratic Republic of Congo to immediately release a detained journalist.

Aug 2, 2022 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

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