What Belarus Stands to Lose What Belarus Stands to Lose
Fixing the country’s broken democratic process can’t come at the cost of the inequality and corruption other former Soviet republics are now facing.
Aug 20, 2020 / Vadim Nikitin
The DNC Refuses to Address the Elephant in the Room The DNC Refuses to Address the Elephant in the Room
The Supreme Court will be lost for a generation if Biden loses, dooming almost all progressive policy ideas. But no Democrats are talking about it.
Aug 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Canceling Margaret Sanger Only Helps Abortion Opponents Canceling Margaret Sanger Only Helps Abortion Opponents
When Planned Parenthood took the name of the organization’s founder off its flagship clinic in Manhattan, they bought into anti-choice propaganda.
Aug 20, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past
Watching a woman accept the nod as Number Two isn’t exactly as thrilling as watching her be nominated for president. But Harris made it very close.
Aug 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Please Mr. Postman Please Mr. Postman
Trump keeps pushing a false argument on vote-by-mail fraud in the upcoming election in November.
Aug 20, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands
The Radical Afterlives of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha The Radical Afterlives of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
The South Korean–born author of Dictée was killed at 31. Four decades later, her landmark experimental novel is poised for wider rediscovery.
Aug 20, 2020 / Mayukh Sen
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
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
As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration
A rural marketing campaign offering “solace in a more secluded setting” might give Republicans more than they bargained for.
Aug 20, 2020 / Karen Rothmyer
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