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Senator Warren speaks with Senator Sanders.

Unity Requires Recognizing That Warren Is Telling the Truth Unity Requires Recognizing That Warren Is Telling the Truth

At the same time, tolerance must allow that Sanders isn’t lying.

Jan 19, 2020 / Elie Mystal

White house lectern

How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All. How Does This White House Stop Lying? By Not Talking at All.

That must be why there hasn’t been a regular press briefing in 300 days.

Jan 17, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg

The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg The Australian Open Is the Tip of a Melting Iceberg

All outdoor sports will be profoundly affected by our heating climate. Will the sports world do anything or just let it burn?

Jan 17, 2020 / Dave Zirin

It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day

It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day It’s Time We Celebrate Ella Baker Day

Honoring Baker alongside Martin Luther King would highlight the long and patient work of building a social movement.

Jan 17, 2020 / Mark Engler

Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency

Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency Mitch McConnell Is the Crooked Guardian of an Imperial Presidency

The majority leader has admitted he’s conspiring to thwart an impartial impeachment trial. Everyone with a brain and a conscience should be calling for his recusal.

Jan 16, 2020 / John Nichols

The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War

The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War The Media Failed Us in the Lead-Up to the Iraq War

It may be about to fail us again.

Jan 16, 2020 / Connie Schultz

‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies

‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies ‘The New York Times’ Is Enabling Republican Lies

Treating GOP falsehoods as a matter of taste endangers our democracy.

Jan 16, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Only Way Out of Our Latest War

The Only Way Out of Our Latest War The Only Way Out of Our Latest War

We cannot let the president continue our misadventures in the Middle East.

Jan 16, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

‘The Nation’ Names Elie Mystal Justice Correspondent and Ken Klippenstein DC Correspondent

‘The Nation’ Names Elie Mystal Justice Correspondent and Ken Klippenstein DC Correspondent ‘The Nation’ Names Elie Mystal Justice Correspondent and Ken Klippenstein DC Correspondent

Mystal and Klippenstein join a world class lineup of political writers and thinkers poised to deliver landmark coverage of the 2020 election and the lasting impacts of the Trump ad...

Jan 15, 2020 / Press Room

Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t?

Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t? Why Was Pete Buttigieg Still on the Debate Stage—and Kamala Harris Wasn’t?

Voters of color are the base of the Democratic Party, but in 2020 they can’t be the face of it.

Jan 15, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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