Executive Branch

Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant

Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant

Testing positive for Covid-19 has done nothing to change the president’s thinking about the pandemic.

Oct 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

Vanity UnFair: Trump dismantles democracy.

Oct 3, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

Donald Trump points at the crowd from the stage at a rally as people behind him wave signs supporting him.

Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll Positive! Trump’s Covid Bungling Now Takes a Personal Toll

Democrats should not shy away from using news of Trump’s Covid test to hammer home the lesson that he has bungled the crisis.

Oct 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer

This Election, Young Muslim Voters Aren’t Staying Silent

This Election, Young Muslim Voters Aren’t Staying Silent This Election, Young Muslim Voters Aren’t Staying Silent

After experiencing years of rampant Islamophobia growing up in the aftermath of 9/11, young Muslim voters want to make sure their voices are heard.

Oct 2, 2020 / StudentNation / Zoha Zafar

Proud Boys

We Still Aren’t Prepared for the Fact That Trump May Steal the Election We Still Aren’t Prepared for the Fact That Trump May Steal the Election

As the threat grows, the question becomes, what will we do to resist?

Sep 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Will Someone Please Wake Me Up?

Will Someone Please Wake Me Up? Will Someone Please Wake Me Up?

The first presidential debate made unmistakably plain: Voting is just the beginning of this fight. Anyone who tells you otherwise is dreaming.

Sep 30, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’ Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our editor D.D. Guttenplan and correspondents Elie Mystal, Jane McAlevey, Jeet Heer, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, Katha Pollitt, and Sasha Abramsky respond in real time to the first h...

Sep 29, 2020 / The Nation

Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy

Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy Trump and McConnell Are Undoing the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Legitimacy

A rush to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the eve of an election jeopardizes the credibility of the judicial branch.

Sep 28, 2020 / John Nichols

A collection of gift items with Robert Mueller's face on them, including a necklace, a candle, and a poster.

Mueller’s Failure Exposes the Limits of Prosecutorial Liberalism Mueller’s Failure Exposes the Limits of Prosecutorial Liberalism

Instead of fantasizing about square-jawed lawmen, progressives need to figure out how to curb the imperial presidency.

Sep 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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The Children of Incarcerated People Vote, Too The Children of Incarcerated People Vote, Too

Whether for their loved ones or themselves, young people have a stake in criminal justice reform. And they want a president who will make it a priority.

Sep 25, 2020 / StudentNation / Maya McKenzie

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