Political Figures

The Calvary Cemetery

Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake Undercounting Covid-19 Deaths Is a Deadly Mistake

Keeping the toll of Covid-19 deaths artificially low makes it easier for Trump to push for a premature end to the lockdown.

Apr 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Bernie Sanders rally

Joe Biden, Here’s How to Earn Our Support Joe Biden, Here’s How to Earn Our Support

The presumptive Democratic nominee says he understands “the urgency of this moment.” Young people need him to prove he means it.

Apr 10, 2020 / Waleed Shahid

How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created

How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created How the Coronavirus Is Testing Putin’s Leadership—and the System He Created

Many of Russia’s official reactions are similar to those in the United States.

Apr 9, 2020 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bernie Sanders Changed Our Politics

Bernie Sanders Changed Our Politics Bernie Sanders Changed Our Politics

The senator set out to organize and educate and transform our understanding of what is possible in politics. He succeeded.

Apr 8, 2020 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as You Are

Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as You Are Bernie Sanders Is As Frustrated as You Are

With a pandemic radically reshaping our politics and our economy, the candidate sat down for an exclusive interview with The Nation.

Apr 7, 2020 / John Nichols

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie When Centrists Sounded Like Bernie

If the Democratic Party won’t listen to the left, it should at least listen to itself from 30 years ago.

Apr 7, 2020 / Ed Burmila

Commuters wearing mask

The WHO Ignores Taiwan. The World Pays the Price. The WHO Ignores Taiwan. The World Pays the Price.

Taiwan was more prepared for the coronavirus than any other country, but the WHO puts politics first.

Apr 3, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

Cuomo speaking from Jacob Javits Center

Can Andrew Cuomo Become FDR? Can Andrew Cuomo Become FDR?

The answer lies in whether he continues to embrace society’s fundamental inequalities.

Mar 31, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess

Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess Cuomo Helped Get New York Into This Mess

The governor’s position on health care spending looked starkly different a couple of months ago.

Mar 30, 2020 / Ross Barkan

Richard Epstein

All the President’s Crackpots All the President’s Crackpots

Richard A. Epstein’s crank theories about the coronavirus are influential thanks to a powerful network of right-wing legal activists.

Mar 30, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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