Kamala Harris Will Shred Mike Pence in the Vice Presidential Debate Kamala Harris Will Shred Mike Pence in the Vice Presidential Debate
And Joe Biden knows why that matters.
Aug 11, 2020 / John Nichols
Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’ Representative Barbara Lee: ‘The Public Is With Us’
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the representative talks about cutting the defense budget, what Covid-19 has revealed about systemic racism, and her mentor Shirley Chish...
Aug 11, 2020 / Q&A / John Nichols
Ilhan Omar Faces a Primary Tuesday Because She Speaks Truth to Power Ilhan Omar Faces a Primary Tuesday Because She Speaks Truth to Power
A bold and effective House member, Omar disrupts conventional wisdom. So those comfortable with the status quo want her gone.
Aug 10, 2020 / John Nichols
Progressives Are Rallying Behind Karen Bass for VP Progressives Are Rallying Behind Karen Bass for VP
More than 300 Democratic National Convention delegates are urging Biden to pick the Congressional Black Caucus chair.
Aug 7, 2020 / John Nichols
Biden, Just Say Yes on Medicare for All! Biden, Just Say Yes on Medicare for All!
Covid-19 gives you the perfect reason to change your mind.
Aug 6, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan
2020 Is a Great Year for #SquadPolitics. Just Ask Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib. 2020 Is a Great Year for #SquadPolitics. Just Ask Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib.
2020 is shaping up to be an even bigger year than 2018 for insurgent Democrats seeking to move the party left.
Aug 6, 2020 / John Nichols
No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women No Matter Who Biden Chooses as VP, It Will Be a Bittersweet Win for Women
By the end of Biden’s VP vetting, it seemed the 11th commandment of women’s politics is “Thou shalt never be just right.”
Aug 6, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Time for Some #WearADamnMask Politics Time for Some #WearADamnMask Politics
The only sane response to Republican insanity is for Democrats to promote an in-your-face—and on-your-face—public health agenda in 2020.
Aug 5, 2020 / John Nichols
The Democratic Party Is Setting the Stage for a Letdown The Democratic Party Is Setting the Stage for a Letdown
Taking the convention online shouldn’t mean leaving delegates in the dark.
Aug 5, 2020 / James Zogby
The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination
Reaffirming the current frame of confrontation, competition, and a new Cold War will deliver neither peace nor prosperity.
Jul 31, 2020 / Tobita Chow