Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President
With Trump AWOL and Biden keeping a low profile, there is no national leadership.
May 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Democracy Dies in Dysfunction Democracy Dies in Dysfunction
There are clear steps we can take now to ensure fair and functional elections in November—but time is quickly running out.
May 18, 2020 / John Nichols for The Nation
Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man? Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man?
Progressive voters have to balance hope with skepticism as they are wooed by the former vice president.
May 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer
If They Walk Like Fascists and Talk Like Fascists… If They Walk Like Fascists and Talk Like Fascists…
Attacking science, forcing people back to work, closing the border, suppressing the vote—the Trump/GOP strategy looks increasingly like white nationalist accelerationism.
May 15, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win A Progressive Democratic Party is Possible—and Biden Needs It to Win
The Biden-Sanders task forces are charged with framing a bigger, bolder Democratic agenda—exactly what the party needs to win.
May 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Racism Is All Trump Has Left Racism Is All Trump Has Left
Facing a tough reelection fight, the president tries to rally his base with the bogeyman of Obama and a reassertion of racial hierarchy.
May 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump and the GOP Are Ignoring Economic Catastrophe Trump and the GOP Are Ignoring Economic Catastrophe
Instead, the president spent the past week pushing disinformation campaigns and vitriolic attacks against constructive responses to the pandemic.
May 12, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Let Our People Vote! Let Our People Vote!
Bernie Sanders may have dropped out, but his supporters deserve the right to vote for the policies he championed.
May 12, 2020 / Winnie Wong
The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation
Bipartisan China-bashing is how the US political elite avoids dealing with our immense domestic problems.
May 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process
Democrats must show that their values do not bow to partisanship and call for a meaningful investigation into the allegations against Joe Biden.
May 8, 2020 / Sarah Nesbitt and Sage Carson