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Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Tonight With ‘The Nation’

Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Tonight With ‘The Nation’ Watch the Vice Presidential Debate Tonight With ‘The Nation’

Join us to watch Kamala Harris confront Mike Pence, because friends don’t let friends watch election debates alone. 

Oct 7, 2020 / The Nation

Fire Donald Trump

Fire Donald Trump Fire Donald Trump

We have no illusions about Biden, but we need him to win.

Oct 1, 2020 / The Nation

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’ Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our editor D.D. Guttenplan and correspondents Elie Mystal, Jane McAlevey, Jeet Heer, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, Katha Pollitt, and Sasha Abramsky respond in real time to the first h...

Sep 29, 2020 / The Nation

LIVE CHAT: Join Us for the Republican National Convention

LIVE CHAT: Join Us for the Republican National Convention LIVE CHAT: Join Us for the Republican National Convention

Join Nation journalists Elie Mystal, Jeet Heer, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, and Katha Pollitt, and our editor D.D. Guttenplan tonight.

Aug 27, 2020 / The Nation

If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them

If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them

Don’t be fooled: The Republicans have been attacking the United States Postal Service for a long time. Trump just took advantage of it.

Aug 20, 2020 / John Nichols for The Nation

LIVE CHAT: Join Us Now for the Democratic National Convention

LIVE CHAT: Join Us Now for the Democratic National Convention LIVE CHAT: Join Us Now for the Democratic National Convention

Join Nation correspondents Jeet Heer, Jane McAlevey, Elie Mystal, John Nichols, and Joan Walsh; columnist Katha Pollitt; and our editor D.D. Guttenplan for comments, quips, and ana...

Aug 20, 2020 / The Nation

Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’

Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’ Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’

They fear being arrested or disappeared, and are not prepared to be silenced without a fight.

Aug 3, 2020 / Photo Essay / Billy H.C. Kwok, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

In Quarantine, on the Plains of Colombia

In Quarantine, on the Plains of Colombia In Quarantine, on the Plains of Colombia

A photographer captures a child’s fears and hopes on a ranch on the Llanos.

Jul 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Juanita Escobar, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life Tear Down the Monuments, Bring Our Cities to Life

In Richmond, the sites of former monuments to the Confederacy have become lively spaces for activism and memorializing those lost to police violence.

Jul 13, 2020 / Photo Essay / Katie Orlinsky, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

Protest and Survive!

Protest and Survive! Protest and Survive!

We can’t wait until January 2021 to shift course. Our lives depend on disruption now.

Jul 9, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves for The Nation

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