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How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness

How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness

Too many Americans still give Trump unwarranted credit for the economy.

Sep 9, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kaveh Akbar

‘The Nation’ Names Kaveh Akbar Poetry Editor ‘The Nation’ Names Kaveh Akbar Poetry Editor

Taking over stewardship of the magazine’s renowned poetry section, Akbar will solicit and commission for both the print magazine and website as well as oversee other poetry-related...

Sep 1, 2020 / Press Room

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

Letter From Seoul

Letter From Seoul Letter From Seoul

“South Korea is not looking to the US to show the way anymore.”

Aug 26, 2020 / Kristin R. Pak

A woman holds a large piece of cardboard above her head, with the words

How to Dismantle White Supremacy How to Dismantle White Supremacy

To end systemic racism, the country needs a comprehensive racial justice program even more sweeping than the Marshall Plan.

Aug 21, 2020 / Barbara Smith

Covid-19

Will Public Schools Survive Covid-19? Will Public Schools Survive Covid-19?

Long-term divestment has put America’s public schools in a dangerous situation, pitting necessary education against the safety of students, staff, and parents.

Aug 21, 2020 / StudentNation / Belle Chesler

Two students and a parent, all wearing masks, check into NYU dorms.

So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking

No one is immune to the wish to return to normal life. But if we don’t learn to manage and resist it, 2021 could be the year of living—and dying—dangerously.

Aug 20, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic

School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic School Reopenings Are Only Going to Get More Chaotic

Trump gave up on controlling the virus, squandering our chance to reopen safely.

Aug 20, 2020 / StudentNation / Zoë Carpenter

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

Laptops

This Is What Dystopia Looks Like This Is What Dystopia Looks Like

Anticipating back-to-school, a teacher reflects on days past and the endless limbo of remote learning.

Aug 19, 2020 / StudentNation / Aaron Talley

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