D.D. Guttenplan

Special Correspondent

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D.D. Guttenplan is a special correspondent for The Nation and the host of The Nation Podcast. He served as editor of the magazine from 2019 to 2025 and, prior to that, as an editor at large and London correspondent. His books include American Radical: The Life and Times of I.F. Stone, The Nation: A Biography, and The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority.

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Social Distancing Can’t Stop Solidarity Social Distancing Can’t Stop Solidarity

We can pull through only if we all work together.

Mar 18, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

Elizabeth Warren speaks at a Super Tuesday rally

Elizabeth Warren Still Has a Choice to Make Elizabeth Warren Still Has a Choice to Make

The stakes are too high for her to remain on the sidelines.

Mar 5, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both?

Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both? Sanders or Warren? Why Not Both?

A progressive unity ticket may seem utopian, but it need not be a fantasy. In fact, the progressive candidates may make the most electable ticket.

Jan 30, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

A Decade That Changed the Nation

A Decade That Changed the Nation A Decade That Changed the Nation

A look back on the stories that shaped the past 10 years, and helped inform the fight for a more radical and equitable future.

Dec 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and D.D. Guttenplan

Oh No, Jeremy Corbyn!

Oh No, Jeremy Corbyn! Oh No, Jeremy Corbyn!

Boris Johnson wins a bigger majority than Margaret Thatcher as the Labour Party goes down in a historic defeat. Britain is now Brexit bound.

Dec 13, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

Sanders Warren debate

We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet We Don’t Have to Choose Between Warren and Sanders Yet

Their truce during the 2020 campaigns is widening the left lane—that’s good for everyone.

Sep 30, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

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Edward Snowden Speaks Edward Snowden Speaks

The NSA whistleblower’s new memoir is essential reading.

Sep 19, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

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Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity Media Companies Are (Still) Failing When It Comes to Diversity

We all need to do better—and that includes The Nation.

Aug 15, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

CNN Tried to Pit Sanders and Warren Against Each Other. That Didn’t Happen.

CNN Tried to Pit Sanders and Warren Against Each Other. That Didn’t Happen. CNN Tried to Pit Sanders and Warren Against Each Other. That Didn’t Happen.

How the two progressive champions turned a Fortnite Battle Royale into The Hunger Games.

Jul 31, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

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The Green New Deal Is This Generation’s Moon Shot The Green New Deal Is This Generation’s Moon Shot

Sending humans to the moon was a choice. Saving the earth is a necessity.

Jul 29, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan

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