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Trump Podium Arizona

We’re Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump We’re Going to Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Recover From Trump

History alone cannot hold Trump and his enablers accountable for the crimes they have committed.

Oct 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It? It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It?

Welcome to the longest two weeks in human history. 

Oct 20, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Joe Biden speaking in front of a lectern

Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later

The chaos of recent years demands a paradigm shift.

Oct 20, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern

What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern What Joe Biden Can Learn From Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand’s prime minister just won a historic victory. Her formula for success was simple: science and solidarity.

Oct 19, 2020 / John Nichols

Hunter Biden, wearing a suit and tie, speaks at the DNC via webcam

Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking

Smear merchants like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani are trying to peddle a sequel to the Clinton scandals of 2016—but they’ve lost their groove.

Oct 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer

People wearing masks and face shields wait in a long line for early voting

Can Jaime Harrison Really Beat Lindsey Graham? Can Jaime Harrison Really Beat Lindsey Graham?

It won’t be easy—despite some polls showing the race in a dead heat and Harrison raising money hand over fist.

Oct 19, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course

If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.

Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

How Did We Get Here?

How Did We Get Here? How Did We Get Here?

Three new books by prominent liberal intellectuals—Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson’s Let Them Eat Tweets, Robert B. Reich’s The System, and Robert P. Saldin and Steven M. Teles’s ...

Oct 19, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Lemann

Sinking Presidency

Sinking Presidency Sinking Presidency

The candidate’s yard sign?

Oct 17, 2020 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes

Progressive Kara Eastman Is Pulling Ahead in Omaha’s Bellwether Congressional District

Progressive Kara Eastman Is Pulling Ahead in Omaha’s Bellwether Congressional District Progressive Kara Eastman Is Pulling Ahead in Omaha’s Bellwether Congressional District

A champion of economic, social, and racial justice could beat a Republican incumbent in eastern Nebraska.

Oct 17, 2020 / John Nichols

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