![Biden’s Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/biden-philadelphia-rally-img.jpg)
Biden’s Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet. Biden’s Running Mate Matters. So Does His Cabinet.
His choices provide a chance to reimagine the leadership we need.
Aug 4, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Follow the Leader?](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2-Mark-Bryan-Death-leading-the-people-Mark-Bryan-2020-featuredimg.jpg)
Follow the Leader? Follow the Leader?
The results of denying reality.
Aug 4, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan
![Donald Trump](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/donald-trump-getty-img.jpg)
To Defeat Trump, Discredit His Movement, and Elect Progressives To Defeat Trump, Discredit His Movement, and Elect Progressives
An open letter by Cornel West, Barbara Ehrenreich, Frances Fox Piven, Katha Pollitt, Randall Kennedy, Michael Kazin, and more.
Aug 3, 2020 / Various Contributors
![The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/covid-deaths-ap-img.jpg)
The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands
Trump and his lackeys are guilty of criminal negligence, if not far worse. Who will hold them accountable?
Aug 3, 2020 / Elie Mystal
![The Spectre of Socialism Haunts Mike Pence](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mike-pence-profile-press-briefing-gty-img.jpg)
The Spectre of Socialism Haunts Mike Pence The Spectre of Socialism Haunts Mike Pence
The GOP’s founders included abolitionists, radical land reformers, and activists who had joined “an experimental socialist community."
Jul 31, 2020 / John Nichols
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The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination
Reaffirming the current frame of confrontation, competition, and a new Cold War will deliver neither peace nor prosperity.
Jul 31, 2020 / Tobita Chow
![Trump Can’t Delay the Election—So He’s Trying to Make It a Chaotic Mess](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/donald-trump-glare-closeup-gty-img.jpg)
Trump Can’t Delay the Election—So He’s Trying to Make It a Chaotic Mess Trump Can’t Delay the Election—So He’s Trying to Make It a Chaotic Mess
Trump is losing. So he’s lying. The way to counter his lies is with facts and an action plan for easy, safe, and fair voting on November 3.
Jul 30, 2020 / John Nichols
![Selma 1965. Portland 2020.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Jos-Sances-Selma-1965_Portland-2020-featuredimg.jpg)
Selma 1965. Portland 2020. Selma 1965. Portland 2020.
Trump’s authoritarian actions are a repeat of history.
Jul 30, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances
![Congrats, Dems: You Just Let Trump’s Chief Henchman Off the Hook](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/barr-july-getty-img.jpg)
Congrats, Dems: You Just Let Trump’s Chief Henchman Off the Hook Congrats, Dems: You Just Let Trump’s Chief Henchman Off the Hook
Bill Barr’s long-awaited testimony before Congress should have been a chance for Democrats to hold him accountable. Instead, it was just bad summer theater.
Jul 29, 2020 / Elie Mystal
![Goya Feels the Heat](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Feggo_Goya-Maga-featuredimg.jpg)
Goya Feels the Heat Goya Feels the Heat
After Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods, praised Mr. Trump, there is a nationwide movement to boycott the brand.
Jul 29, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo