Election 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Democrats Have Better Choices Than Biden Democrats Have Better Choices Than Biden

His long record of poor judgment and cozying up to bankers makes him the wrong candidate to take on Donald Trump.

Nov 7, 2019 / The Nation

Trump with arms crossed

Inconvenient Truths Inconvenient Truths

Alarming things we have learned under Trump, but not always about him.

Nov 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls

Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls

Centrists are overplaying the prospect of Trump’s reelection to scare Democrats away from progressive candidates.

Nov 6, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change

Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change

The worst part? That the president believes his position is a political winner.

Nov 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump’s Impeachment Lures Democrats Into a Cold War Mentality

Trump’s Impeachment Lures Democrats Into a Cold War Mentality Trump’s Impeachment Lures Democrats Into a Cold War Mentality

The hawkish mindset that liberals have embraced threatens not just their own political fortunes but also global peace.

Nov 4, 2019 / Aaron Maté

Sanders and Warren Have to Tame Nancy Pelosi

Sanders and Warren Have to Tame Nancy Pelosi Sanders and Warren Have to Tame Nancy Pelosi

The House speaker is building road blocks against Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.

Nov 4, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause. Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause.

Being better than Facebook is not good enough.

Nov 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer

warren and biden debate

The Democratic Establishment Is Right to Panic The Democratic Establishment Is Right to Panic

With Sanders and Warren ascendant, the donor class feels its power in the party slipping.

Oct 29, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the November 11/18, 2019, Issue Letters From the November 11/18, 2019, Issue

A Matter of Degrees I have been most interested in The Nation’s coverage of the climate crisis, particularly Daniel Judt’s “https://www.thenation.com/article/senegal-climate-injust…

Oct 29, 2019 / Our Readers

Tulsi Gabbard TPP

The Demonization of Dissent The Demonization of Dissent

McCarthyism has gone mainstream.

Oct 28, 2019 / James Carden

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