Letters From the January 11/28, 2021, Issue Letters From the January 11/28, 2021, Issue
It's up to Biden… Doing the work…
Dec 29, 2020 / Our Readers
Ebenezer McConnell Ebenezer McConnell
On the chance that the heartless majority leader is not confronted by spirits on Christmas Eve, the voters of Georgia should be prepared to intervene on January 5.
Dec 23, 2020 / John Nichols
A Victory for Latino Democrats, a Disappointment for Many Black Women A Victory for Latino Democrats, a Disappointment for Many Black Women
California Governor Gavin Newsom is making Alex Padilla the state’s first Latino senator, while filling the seat vacated by Kamala Harris, the only Black woman senator. This should...
Dec 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog Here’s the Progressive Biden Should Pick to Run America’s Consumer Watchdog
President-elect Joe Biden should start rebuilding the CFPB—and thereby gain a powerful weapon in the fight against this economic downturn.
Dec 22, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee Good Riddance to Robert E. Lee
…and to “very fine people on both sides” apologias for Confederate infamy.
Dec 22, 2020 / John Nichols
Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November’s Losses Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November’s Losses
It wasn’t because voters were turned off by leftist sloganeering but because Dems failed to inspire their own base—and the data prove it.
Dec 21, 2020 / Steve Phillips
Georgia Senators Loeffler and Perdue Are Campaigning Against Democracy Georgia Senators Loeffler and Perdue Are Campaigning Against Democracy
First, they embraced Trump’s scheme to nullify almost 5 million Georgia votes. Now, they’re trying to suppress absentee voting in their own runoffs.
Dec 19, 2020 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders: ‘Democracy Has Gotten a Reprieve With Biden’s Victory. That’s All It Is.’ Bernie Sanders: ‘Democracy Has Gotten a Reprieve With Biden’s Victory. That’s All It Is.’
Trump may have been defeated, but his extreme agenda poses an ongoing threat, the Vermont senator told Nation Festival attendees.
Dec 18, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols
The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem
Progressive are waging and winning the fight for direct payments because, in a pandemic moment, people need cash to survive.
Dec 17, 2020 / John Nichols
From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner
Plus John Powers on John le Carré.
Dec 17, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener