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Pence Looks Normal Only in Comparison to Trump

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

Donald Trump stands on the balcony of the White House taking off a surgical mask

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 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

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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 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 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 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

Donald Caputo walks by press with lawyer at his right

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 ‘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

Donald Trump points at the crowd from the stage at a rally as people behind him wave signs supporting him.

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

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