The 2020 DNC Was a Convention of Small Ideas—and Voters Deserved More The 2020 DNC Was a Convention of Small Ideas—and Voters Deserved More
It was long on compassion that we’re starved for but short on bold policy vision that we desperately need.
Sep 4, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols
Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’ Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’
“Now,” says the senator who won an unprecedented primary victory, “is our moment to think big and take bold and urgent action.”
Sep 3, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government Trump’s Paranoia Commands the Government
Too often dismissed as a personal quirk, Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories is a major threat to democracy.
Sep 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History Donald Trump Came to Kenosha to Make the Most Vile Campaign Commercial in American Political History
Trump implemented his “law-and-order” strategy with a Wisconsin trip that was low on sympathy and high on campaign rhetoric.
Sep 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Post. Election. Post. Election.
USPS head Louis DeJoy undermines democracy.
Sep 2, 2020 / OppArt / Paul Karasik and Colleen Quinn
Back-to-School Threat Back-to-School Threat
Classes in a pandemic as cases among young people rise.
The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started
As Black people fight for our lives, white supremacists reach for their guns—and white allies go soft.
Aug 31, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Trump Embraces the Samson Option Trump Embraces the Samson Option
Inciting violence may not win Trump the election. But it still advances his agenda.
Aug 31, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Close to Zero Close to Zero
This is what it looks like since Trump doesn't believe in science, the World Health Organization, or his own health advisors.