Government

Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past

Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past

Watching a woman accept the nod as Number Two isn’t exactly as thrilling as watching her be nominated for president. But Harris made it very close.

Aug 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Please Mr. Postman

Please Mr. Postman Please Mr. Postman

Trump keeps pushing a false argument on vote-by-mail fraud in the upcoming election in November.

Aug 20, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them

If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them

Don’t be fooled: The Republicans have been attacking the United States Postal Service for a long time. Trump just took advantage of it.

Aug 20, 2020 / John Nichols for The Nation

Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump

Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump

Show Trump and his henchmen no mercy. Go after them on the campaign trail in 2020, and then hold them to account in 2021.

Aug 20, 2020 / John Nichols

Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats

Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats

Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”

Aug 19, 2020 / John Nichols

Laptops

This Is What Dystopia Looks Like This Is What Dystopia Looks Like

Anticipating back-to-school, a teacher reflects on days past and the endless limbo of remote learning.

Aug 19, 2020 / StudentNation / Aaron Talley

Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden

Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden

Biden is nominated, but even some of his own delegates say that he should embrace a single-payer response to America’s health care crisis.

Aug 19, 2020 / John Nichols

The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment

The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment

While the Democrats worked overtime to convey how sick the country is, they forgot to mention how they’re going to save us.

Aug 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Biden and Kamala walking in front of an American flag

Progressives, Get Ready to Push Biden and Harris Progressives, Get Ready to Push Biden and Harris

Putting a Biden-Harris administration in power will not guarantee the change this country needs.

Aug 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Michelle Obama speaking via webcam at the Democratic National Convention

The Moral Power of Michelle Obama’s Anti-Politics The Moral Power of Michelle Obama’s Anti-Politics

The former first lady makes the personal case against Donald Trump.

Aug 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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