Voter Suppression Is a Crime Voter Suppression Is a Crime
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is prosecuting those who undermine democracy—and setting an example for other attorneys general.
Oct 6, 2020 / John Nichols
Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs? Will 2020 Be Trump’s Bay of Pigs?
To advance his political fortunes in Florida, Trump assaults the right to travel to Cuba.
Oct 6, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh
We Have a Covidiot in the White House We Have a Covidiot in the White House
Trump may be a super-spreader. But don’t get hung up on medical updates; in swing states, Republicans are plotting to steal this election.
Oct 6, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It. Step One Is Turning Out the Vote. Step Two Is Protecting It.
No matter what happens, we should demand a full and fair election.
Oct 6, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents
Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer
America’s Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy America’s Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy
A new history charts the three-centuries long contest between elites seeking to uphold a racial and economic order that benefits them alone and the forces of democracy seeking to d...
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Manisha Sinha
Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder Trump Is Getting Away With Much More Than Murder
Trump boasted in 2016 that he could get away with murder. In the 4 years since, his administration has been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.
Oct 6, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant
Testing positive for Covid-19 has done nothing to change the president’s thinking about the pandemic.
Oct 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer