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November 2/9, 2020, Issue

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Editorial

A man in a hat kneels while holding a sign that says

The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions

If all we do is exile law enforcement from our ranks, we won’t help rid the country of white supremacy.

Bill Fletcher Jr.

Workers hold signs at a protest with slogans like

We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement

We cannot stand by and watch as our so-called union brothers continue to brutalize Black and working-class lives with impunity.

Kim Kelly

The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone

A decisive early win for Joe Biden would help prevent a “red mirage,” but Election Day is just a way station on the circuitous route to choosing the next president.

John Nichols

The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking

Trump's illness hasn't made him wiser, or more honest. But it has made him more dangerous.

Jeet Heer for The Nation

Column

Subscribers Only Trump Redux

Calvin Trillin

There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle

Yes, Democrats must expand the courts. Here’s why, and here’s how.

Elie Mystal

‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable

Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.

Katha Pollitt

Letters

Subscribers Only Letters From the November 2/11, 2020, Issue

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Our Readers

Feature

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

Between February and May, more than 5.4 million people lost their health insurance coverage. That’s the highest increase ever recorded.

Bryce Covert

Baseball’s Race Problem

More than half a century after they reenergized the sport, Black Americans may not need baseball. But baseball needs more Black players—and fans.

Gene Seymour

Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site

An antifa reporter swipes white.

Talia Lavin

California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover

Fire in the Anthropocene has become the environmental equivalent of nuclear war.

Mike Davis

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November 2/9, 2020, Issue

Editorial

The Labor Movement Isn’t Ready to Expel Police Unions

We Must Sever Law Enforcement From the Labor Movement

The Election Isn’t Over Until Trump’s Gone

The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking

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Subscribers Only Trump Redux

There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle

‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable

Letters

Subscribers Only Letters From the November 2/11, 2020, Issue

Feature

The Pandemic Sent Americans’ Health Care Coverage Into Free Fall

Baseball’s Race Problem

Going Undercover on a Racist Dating Site

California’s Desert Ecosystems Will Never Recover

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