Georgia Voters Can Put an End to Mitch McConnell’s Grim Reaping
January runoff races could flip the Senate and prevent the majority leader from obstructing another Democratic presidency.
John NicholsElection 2020
Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform
Portland’s protest movement couldn’t oust Mayor Ted Wheeler, but the city overwhelmingly voted to create a new police oversight board.
Zoë CarpenterPolitics
Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point
The former VP apparently won a decisive victory, but the sore loser in the White House is not expected to concede. Guess what: he doesn’t have to.
Joan WalshElection 2020
Black People Repudiated Trump Like He Was a Piece of Used Gum
It’s time for centrist Democrats to stop whining about Black Lives Matters protests and start recognizing that Black voters literally saved the election.
Elie MystalLatest from The Nation
Today 11:12 am Election 2020
Trump’s Dangerous Endgame
By claiming the election has been stolen from him, Trump is poisoning Joe Biden’s victory.
Jeet Heer
Today 8:30 am
USA: Nearly a Quarter of a Million Empty Chairs
Today 5:00 am Election 2020
Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election
November 5, 2020 Election 2020
When and How Joe Biden Should Declare Victory
November 5, 2020 Election 2020
Athletes Are No Substitute for a Functioning Government
November 5, 2020 Election 2020
Trump Doesn’t Have a Path to Victory Through the Courts
Politics
Texas Democrats Thought 2020 Would Be a Banner Year. Instead, It Was a Catastrophe.
Republicans will now lock in their majority for years to come.
Justin Miller and The Texas Observer
The Election Nobody Won
A narrow Biden victory offers four years of gridlock—and that’s the best-case scenario.
Edward Burmila
‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red
The GOP claimed victory on every statewide down-ballot race.
Gwen Florio
World
A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile
Do the problems that beset us, so similar to those that plague our Chilean brothers and sisters, not cry out for a radical reimagining of who we are?
Ariel Dorfman
For Persian Gulf Migrant Workers, the Pandemic Has Amplified Systemic Discrimination
Trapped in crowded, unsafe accommodations with little access to health care, millions have been abruptly deprived of income.
Sarah Aziza
Could Colombian Politicians Help Trump Win Florida?
The Trump campaign is using disinformation and red-baiting tactics exported from Colombia to sway Florida’s Latinx vote.
Miguel Salazareditor’s picks
Nation Voices
Culture
Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston
We should be able to distinguish racist imagery from imagery depicting racists.
Barry Schwabsky
Aaron Sorkin’s Inane, Liberal History Lesson
Why his reformist retelling of the Chicago Seven fails to tell the real story of the leftists on trial.
Charlotte Rosen
When Raving Was Radical
Rainald Goetz’s 1998 novel captures both the complicated politics of the German electronic music scene and the chaotic experience of a night lost to dancing.
Rachel HahnWatch and Listen
View: How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?
Livestreamers and citizen journalists are providing constant, steady footage of the protests for Black Lives. Is that a good thing?
November 3, 2020
Listen: The Election and the Streets of DC
Deadspin’s Chuck Modiano joins the show to talk about recent police violence protests in DC.
November 3, 2020
View: Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle
This election could decide whether one of the most destructive fossil fuel projects continues to be built, or is brought to a halt.
October 27, 2020
From the Magazine
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November 16/23, 2020, Issue
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Editorial
The Supreme Court Has Never Been on the Side of Working People By D.D. Guttenplan and The Nation
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Feature
The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War By Laura Gottesdiener
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Books & the Arts
Michael Apted’s Flawed but Brilliant Epic of British Social Life By Susan Pedersen
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