2020 Democratic National Convention

The DNC Refuses to Address the Elephant in the Room

The DNC Refuses to Address the Elephant in the Room The DNC Refuses to Address the Elephant in the Room

The Supreme Court will be lost for a generation if Biden loses, dooming almost all progressive policy ideas. But no Democrats are talking about it.

Aug 20, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past

Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past Kamala Harris Does Her Best to Redeem Our Sexist, Racist Past

Watching a woman accept the nod as Number Two isn’t exactly as thrilling as watching her be nominated for president. But Harris made it very close.

Aug 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh

LIVE CHAT: Join Us Now for the Democratic National Convention

LIVE CHAT: Join Us Now for the Democratic National Convention LIVE CHAT: Join Us Now for the Democratic National Convention

Join Nation correspondents Jeet Heer, Jane McAlevey, Elie Mystal, John Nichols, and Joan Walsh; columnist Katha Pollitt; and our editor D.D. Guttenplan for comments, quips, and ana...

Aug 20, 2020 / Live Chat / The Nation

Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump

Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump Elizabeth Warren Is Prepared to Prosecute Trump

Show Trump and his henchmen no mercy. Go after them on the campaign trail in 2020, and then hold them to account in 2021.

Aug 20, 2020 / John Nichols

Obama’s High-Minded Civics Lesson Asks Too Much of Us

Obama’s High-Minded Civics Lesson Asks Too Much of Us Obama’s High-Minded Civics Lesson Asks Too Much of Us

The storied orator frames the case against Trump as a matter of democracy and decency. But democracy also includes results.

Aug 20, 2020 / Jeet Heer

During the Conventions, the Media Needs to Be Treating Climate Like the Emergency It Is

During the Conventions, the Media Needs to Be Treating Climate Like the Emergency It Is During the Conventions, the Media Needs to Be Treating Climate Like the Emergency It Is

It’s not an issue to be discussed. It’s a crisis.

Aug 19, 2020 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard

Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats

Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats

Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”

Aug 19, 2020 / John Nichols

Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden

Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden

Biden is nominated, but even some of his own delegates say that he should embrace a single-payer response to America’s health care crisis.

Aug 19, 2020 / John Nichols

The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment

The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment The First Night of the DNC Felt Like a Really Brutal Doctor’s Appointment

While the Democrats worked overtime to convey how sick the country is, they forgot to mention how they’re going to save us.

Aug 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Michelle Obama speaking via webcam at the Democratic National Convention

The Moral Power of Michelle Obama’s Anti-Politics The Moral Power of Michelle Obama’s Anti-Politics

The former first lady makes the personal case against Donald Trump.

Aug 18, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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