The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate
And Bernie Sanders is the only candidate not clinging to it.
Feb 10, 2020 / Column / Shuja Haider
Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters Sanders Surged in Iowa on a Wave of New Voters
Sanders closed the gap with votes from college campuses, mosques, and union halls, where newly organized and energized voters had his back.
Feb 7, 2020 / John Nichols
Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’ Live Chat: Watch the 8th Democratic Debate With ‘The Nation’
Our stellar cast of commentators is back again, analyzing and commenting on the eighth Democratic presidential debate.
Feb 7, 2020 / The Nation
Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator Trump Is a Would-Be Dictator
Within minutes of his Senate acquittal, he was tweeting a video depicting him winning every election for the next several thousand years, ending with the logo “Trump 4EVA.”
Feb 7, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries
These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.
Feb 7, 2020 / Peter Dreier
Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality Trump’s Vulnerability Is That He’s Divorced From Reality
In the State of the Union, the president made clear that his reelection strategy is to foment fear and division through lies and merciless propaganda.
Feb 5, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don’t See It Yet. Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don’t See It Yet.
Nobody knows who won the Iowa caucuses—but Warren’s support was powered by the feminist spirit of 2018.
Feb 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh
This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic This Year’s Super Bowl Was Blatantly Propagandistic
Kansas City won the big game, but that was a sideshow compared to the political bombast on display.
Feb 4, 2020 / Dave Zirin
A Sanders Campaign Sketchbook A Sanders Campaign Sketchbook
On trips to Iowa and New Hampshire to support the Bernie Sanders campaign, I found a solidarity deeper than hope.
Feb 3, 2020 / Molly Crabapple
Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul? Can Democrats Win Back Trump Voters—Without Compromising Their Soul?
Many analysts say Democrats need to score significant swing voter support to win in 2020. The question is whether they can do that without tilting to the center.
Feb 3, 2020 / Feature / Tana Ganeva