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The Most Consequential Decision of Biden’s 2020 Campaign

The Most Consequential Decision of Biden’s 2020 Campaign The Most Consequential Decision of Biden’s 2020 Campaign

Democrats really can’t waste the VP slot this time.

May 1, 2020 / John Nichols

Should We Be Kind to the Rich?

Should We Be Kind to the Rich? Should We Be Kind to the Rich?

A reader also asks about the ethics of ordering groceries online during the pandemic.

May 1, 2020 / Liza Featherstone

The Faces of Our Crisis

The Faces of Our Crisis The Faces of Our Crisis

They stock the shelves at grocery stores, dispatch 911 calls, and pick crops. They deserve their due.

May 1, 2020 / Molly Crabapple

Trump’s Pandemic Response Signals That American Lives Are More Disposable Than Ever

Trump’s Pandemic Response Signals That American Lives Are More Disposable Than Ever Trump’s Pandemic Response Signals That American Lives Are More Disposable Than Ever

With Covid-19, the assassin in chief in distant lands has transformed himself into a stone-cold killer here at home.

May 1, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

‘If Not Now, When?’ Behind the Growing Push for a Black Woman VP Nominee.

‘If Not Now, When?’ Behind the Growing Push for a Black Woman VP Nominee. ‘If Not Now, When?’ Behind the Growing Push for a Black Woman VP Nominee.

Acknowledged as the “backbone” of the Democratic Party, black women want to be recognized as national leaders, too.

May 1, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Greek protesters during a May Day demonstration

Celebrating May Day Starts by Taking Workers Seriously Celebrating May Day Starts by Taking Workers Seriously

Here in the United States, workers need a lot more than another holiday.

May 1, 2020 / Jane McAlevey

Big Philanthropy Faces a Reckoning, Too

Big Philanthropy Faces a Reckoning, Too Big Philanthropy Faces a Reckoning, Too

It’s time to challenge philanthropists and their foundations to open up their grant-making decisions to those who’ve been marginalized.

Apr 30, 2020 / Gara LaMarche

Bill McKibben Speaks.

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Bill McKibben Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Bill McKibben

The award-winning author and environmental activist and Nation editor D.D. Guttenplan for our weekly virtual series.

Apr 30, 2020 / The Nation

Michael Moore

Meet the New Flack for Oil and Gas: Michael Moore Meet the New Flack for Oil and Gas: Michael Moore

Planet of the Humans is wildly unscientific, outdated, full of falsehoods, and benefits fossil fuel industry promoters and climate deniers.

Apr 30, 2020 / Josh Fox

If Woody Guthrie Were Singing Now About the Postal Service

If Woody Guthrie Were Singing Now About the Postal Service If Woody Guthrie Were Singing Now About the Postal Service

I think he’d chime in on Joe Troop’s “A Plea to the US Government to Fully Fund the Postal Service.”

Apr 30, 2020 / John Nichols

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