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Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking
Data for Progress polling shows that support for a fracking ban fell 16 points among Democrats after Biden and Harris opposed it in the debates.
Oct 21, 2020 / Julian Brave NoiseCat and Danielle Deiseroth
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Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden? Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?
UNITE-HERE! had 90 percent of its members laid off because of Trump’s bungling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are knocking on doors to elect Joe Biden.
Oct 21, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
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We’re Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump We’re Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump
History alone cannot hold Trump and his enablers accountable for the crimes they have committed.
Oct 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal
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It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It? It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It?
Welcome to the longest two weeks in human history.
Oct 20, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
![Joe Biden speaking in front of a lectern](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/biden-pier-59-shutterstock-img.jpg)
Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later
The chaos of recent years demands a paradigm shift.
Oct 20, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached Women’s Rights, No Strings Attached
Roe v. Wade allows women to have abortions without undue government restrictions. Trump’s SCOTUS picks may change that.
Oct 20, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Schumacher
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Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure
Recent rules changes lock into place weaker environmental, workplace safety, and labor standards, and escalate the assault on legal immigration.
Oct 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
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First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future First-Time Voters Want to Have a Say in Our Country’s Future
Not old enough to vote in 2016, these young voters of color are ready to fight for the world they want to live in.
Oct 20, 2020 / Photo Essay / Laila Annmarie Stevens and Magnum Foundation
![What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/jacinda-ardern-labour-victory-gty-img.jpg)
What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand’s prime minister just won a historic victory. Her formula for success was simple: science and solidarity.
Oct 19, 2020 / John Nichols
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Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking
Smear merchants like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani are trying to peddle a sequel to the Clinton scandals of 2016—but they’ve lost their groove.
Oct 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer