Elections

Masha Gessen on Trump’s ‘Autocratic Attempt’ on America

Masha Gessen on Trump’s ‘Autocratic Attempt’ on America Masha Gessen on Trump’s ‘Autocratic Attempt’ on America

The author of Surviving Autocracy argues that ideals are needed to defeat Trumpism but they’re missing from the Democratic Party.

Jun 3, 2020 / Q&A / Stephanie deGooyer

‘Justice Does Not Equal Convictions’

‘Justice Does Not Equal Convictions’ ‘Justice Does Not Equal Convictions’

Scenes from a pandemic: 10

Jun 3, 2020 / Anna Simonton

Trump in front of an American flag

Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security

The challenge for his successor will be how to dig out from the rubble.

Jun 2, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the June 15/22, 2020, Issue Letters From the June 15/22, 2020, Issue

Don’t blame the Boasians… Tilting at windmills… Dark recesses… The road already taken… Submerging the valley…

Jun 2, 2020 / Our Readers

The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future

The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future

Henry Wallace, FDR’s vice president, argued 75 years ago that Democrats had to go big on economic and social and racial justice. That’s still true.

Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols

Transit Is a Social Justice Issue in the 2020 Election

Transit Is a Social Justice Issue in the 2020 Election Transit Is a Social Justice Issue in the 2020 Election

Too few candidates talk about the necessity of investing in transit options for working people. But Maya Rockeymoore Cummings does.

Jun 1, 2020 / John Nichols

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good Biden’s Disability Policy Plan Is Surprisingly Good

His campaign, however, is not yet consistent with the goals of his own plan.

Jun 1, 2020 / Sara Luterman

A Call to Revolt

A Call to Revolt A Call to Revolt

It’s time to end the phony war and take back the streets.

Jun 1, 2020 / Feature / Mike Davis

Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans

Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans Trump’s Authoritarian Porn Has a Lot of Fans

Some cops and Trump’s supporters are thrilling to the cowardly president’s inciting violence. We have to stop them.

May 31, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’

Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’ Keith Ellison on Police Brutality: ‘We Need a Vision That Says There’s Going to Be Accountability’

Minnesota’s attorney general, in an exclusive interview with The Nation, says we must challenge the social order that maintains an unjust status quo.

May 31, 2020 / John Nichols

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