Election 2020

Donald Trump stands looking forlorn in the rain under a black umbrella

Trump’s Final Dereliction of Duty Trump’s Final Dereliction of Duty

In the twilight of his presidency, Donald Trump has retreated into fantasy, leaving Biden with a big mess.

Nov 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A Hole in One

A Hole in One A Hole in One

Democracy and the environment circles the drain.

Nov 13, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Donald Trump Has Never Understood the Military—and He’s Not Going to Be Able to Co-opt It for a Coup

Donald Trump Has Never Understood the Military—and He’s Not Going to Be Able to Co-opt It for a Coup Donald Trump Has Never Understood the Military—and He’s Not Going to Be Able to Co-opt It for a Coup

He can consolidate power in the Pentagon, but the military men and women I know aren’t going to subvert democracy.

Nov 13, 2020 / Andrew McCormick

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2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’ 2020 Was the ‘Precarity Election’

Democrats’ failure to address the issue of economic precarity undermines their claim to be the party of the working class.

Nov 13, 2020 / Albena Azmanova and Marshall Auerback

Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia

Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia

A pair of runoff elections in the state could end Mitch McConnell’s destructive tenure as Senate majority leader.

Nov 13, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

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The Trump-Shaped Stain on American Life The Trump-Shaped Stain on American Life

From the courts to the border to the meaning of truth, damage has been done.

Nov 13, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone

We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone We’ll Be Living In Trump’s America Long After He’s Gone

Trumpism has split America in two in a way that hasn’t been imaginable since the Civil War.

Nov 12, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions

Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions

The president may deny reality, but he cannot change the fact that he is now losing the popular vote and the Electoral College by momentous margins.

Nov 12, 2020 / John Nichols

Joe Biden speaks outside UAW offices

Working People Dragged Joe Biden Over the Finish Line Working People Dragged Joe Biden Over the Finish Line

But winning the election is like gaining recognition for a union. Now the real work starts.

Nov 12, 2020 / Jane McAlevey for The Nation

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Donald Trump’s Deadly Last Stand Donald Trump’s Deadly Last Stand

The Republican delay in acknowledging defeat and facilitating the transition will be literally fatal to thousands of Americans.

Nov 12, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

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