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US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents

US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents US Law Enforcement’s Warrior Complex Is on Full Display in the Streets—and in Leaked Documents

Hacked documents from the early weeks of the ongoing protest movement illustrate one of Black Lives Matter’s central observations: Policing in the United States functions as a mili...

Aug 28, 2020 / Chris Gelardi

Alt-right protest

The F-Word: No Other Way to Describe Trump’s Fascism 2.0 The F-Word: No Other Way to Describe Trump’s Fascism 2.0

If Trump’s lengthy rap sheet of lies, threats, obstruction, and incitement doesn’t add up to fascism, then what would?

Aug 28, 2020 / Mark Green and Ralph Nader

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

Republicans Have Organized a Backlash Convention, and It’s Tearing This Country Apart

Republicans Have Organized a Backlash Convention, and It’s Tearing This Country Apart Republicans Have Organized a Backlash Convention, and It’s Tearing This Country Apart

The shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wis., again draws attention to Trump’s apocalyptic rhetoric.

Aug 27, 2020 / John Nichols

The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice

The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice The Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers Strike for Racial Justice

The decision by the Bucks and Brewers to sit out their games is unprecedented. 

Aug 26, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Why I Can’t Watch the RNC

Why I Can’t Watch the RNC Why I Can’t Watch the RNC

The level of Trump toxicity in my system makes it impossible for me to consume the RNC’s festival of fear and cynicism.

Aug 26, 2020 / Joan Walsh

The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme

The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme The Republican Convention Is a Political Ponzi Scheme

Trump and the Republicans have staked their political futures on a big lie that they’re banking on voters not to check.

Aug 26, 2020 / John Nichols

Abby Johnson

The RNC’s Extremist Problem The RNC’s Extremist Problem

Eager to shore up the GOP base, the party’s convention has elevated QAnon, anti-suffragists, anti-Semites, and assorted weirdos.

Aug 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says

The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says The Party of Whatever the Hell Trump Says

The Grand Old Party convenes without a platform to stand on.

Aug 25, 2020 / John Nichols

Bannon

The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall The Border Patrol Considered Accepting a Donation From We Build the Wall

Leaked documents undermine the Trump administration’s attempts to distance itself following the arrest of Steve Bannon.

Aug 24, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

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