D.D. Guttenplan

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D.D. Guttenplan is editor of The Nation.

J.D. Vance, his wife, Usha (in the blue dress), and his family on stage in Milwaukee. His mother Bev, a former addict whom Vance described last night as “10 years clean and sober,” is on the left.

J.D. Vance Is the Perfect Troll J.D. Vance Is the Perfect Troll

The Republican vice-presidential candidate’s speech last night was a guided missile aimed at working-class voters. Countering it will take a lot more than not being Donald Trump.

Jul 18, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Former US president Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention at the FiServ Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Revenge of the Normies Revenge of the Normies

The theme at the 2024 Republican convention is restoration, not revolution. And the mood, at least last night, was confident.

Jul 17, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Voters fill out vote-by-mail ballots at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office in October of 2020 in Orlando, Florida.

What We Talk About When We Talk About the “Black Vote” What We Talk About When We Talk About the “Black Vote”

On this episode of See How They Run, a wide-ranging conversation with Christina Greer, Steve Phillips, and Adolph Reed Jr.

Jul 13, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

Jane McAlevey and her horse, Jalapeno.

From the Moment She Joined a Fight, Jane McAlevey Was in It to Win From the Moment She Joined a Fight, Jane McAlevey Was in It to Win

A bitter foe of “pretend politics,” she always said she wanted “to teach people: Can we have the confidence to win?”

Jul 9, 2024 / Obituary / D.D. Guttenplan

What Should the Democrats Do Now?

What Should the Democrats Do Now? What Should the Democrats Do Now?

On this episode of See How They Run, Jeet Heer and John Nichols discuss President Biden's post-debate crisis and where the Democratic Party goes from here.

Jul 4, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan, Jeet Heer, and John Nichols

US President Joe Biden has an important decision to make.

Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours

The United States of America is not—yet—a family business. The future of our democracy is too important to be left to one man, his relatives, or his major donors.

Jul 4, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November?

Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November? Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November?

The center may have held in the EU elections, but Americans are starting to tug their shirt collars.

Jul 2, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Representative Jamaal Bowman during a Get Out the Vote campaign event at Hartley Park on June 24, 2024, in Mount Vernon, New York.

What Can Jamaal Bowman's Defeat Teach Us? What Can Jamaal Bowman's Defeat Teach Us?

On this episode of See How They Run, Micah Sifry and Peter Beinart on 2024’s most divisive congressional primary.

Jun 29, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

Jamaal Bowman speaks at a campaign rally at St. Mary's Park in the Bronx on June 22, 2024, in New York City.

In the Battle for the Bronx, Jamaal Bowman’s AIPAC-Funded Opponent Definitely Has the Money In the Battle for the Bronx, Jamaal Bowman’s AIPAC-Funded Opponent Definitely Has the Money

But if Saturday’s rally was any indication, the progressive champion may not have the many on his side.

Jun 24, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan

Joe Biden spaeaks during a campaign rally at Pearson Community Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 4, 2024.

Everything You Need to Know About Nevada Everything You Need to Know About Nevada

On this episode of See How They Run, Jon Ralston on one of the most complicated swing states of 2024.

Jun 22, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

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