Pence Looks Normal Only in Comparison to Trump Pence Looks Normal Only in Comparison to Trump
The vice president tried to give a more acceptable face to Trumpian politics, with partial success.
Oct 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer
This Is Your President on Drugs This Is Your President on Drugs
The president is infectious, medicated, and erratic while working with a depleted staff.
Oct 7, 2020 / Jeet Heer
A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement A Reckoning Inside the Domestic-Violence Movement
Domestic abuse presents a deadly threat to millions of people across America. But as concerns about police misconduct grow, feminists are reconsidering the costs of criminalization...
Oct 7, 2020 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
How ICE Became a ‘Propaganda Machine’ for Trump How ICE Became a ‘Propaganda Machine’ for Trump
Internal communications exclusively obtained by The Nation show that ICE has singled out journalists and social media users for retaliation.
Oct 6, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America
In Just Us, the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus
But it won’t be the same.
Oct 6, 2020 / Photo Essay / Alan Chin and Magnum Foundation
Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term Today Marks the Start of a Truly Terrifying Supreme Court Term
The upcoming term always threatened to inflict serious harm on our nation. Then Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.
Oct 5, 2020 / Feature / Elie Mystal
How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality? How Do You Cover an Administration That Has Lost Touch With Reality?
In Trump’s Washington, ignorance, arrogance, and deliberate deception come together to destroy our democracy.
Oct 5, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class
Joe Biden has a preposterous definition of the middle class that as president would hamper his ability to enact smart policies.
Oct 5, 2020 / Bryce Covert
Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll
Democrats should not shy away from using news of Trump’s Covid test to hammer home the lesson that he has bungled the crisis.
Oct 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer