Government

Trump speaks with his right hand up, gesturing.

Trump in the Debate: None Dare Call It Treason Trump in the Debate: None Dare Call It Treason

He’s now in a fascist halfway house—not able to abolish the election process entirely, but secure enough to wink and nod to neo-Nazi street-fighters.

Oct 1, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction

Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction Trump Embodies America’s Dreams of Destruction

The president’s threats are strangely unexceptional and unnervingly all-American.

Oct 1, 2020 / William J. Astore

Burbs of Chaos

Burbs of Chaos Burbs of Chaos

Q and A.

Oct 1, 2020 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

Proud Boys

We Still Aren’t Prepared for the Fact That Trump May Steal the Election We Still Aren’t Prepared for the Fact That Trump May Steal the Election

As the threat grows, the question becomes, what will we do to resist?

Sep 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show

Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show Yes, That Debate Was a Shit Show

If the election goes anything like the first debate, Trump will cheat brazenly—but maybe not get away with it.

Sep 30, 2020 / Joan Walsh

‘My People Are Being Hunted’

‘My People Are Being Hunted’ ‘My People Are Being Hunted’

Latinos, Covid, and the rising brown tide driving Arizona’s blue wave.

Sep 30, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / James E. Garcia

Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith

Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith Stephen F. Cohen Kept the Faith

Steve’s insistence on speaking the truth about Ukraine and US-Russia relations cost him—but he never gave up.

Sep 30, 2020 / Lev Golinkin

How Libertarianism Made Arizona a Covid-19 Hot Spot

How Libertarianism Made Arizona a Covid-19 Hot Spot How Libertarianism Made Arizona a Covid-19 Hot Spot

“Welcome to Arizona, where teaching has become The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Survivor all wrapped in one.”

Sep 30, 2020 / Jessica Suriano

Will Someone Please Wake Me Up?

Will Someone Please Wake Me Up? Will Someone Please Wake Me Up?

The first presidential debate made unmistakably plain: Voting is just the beginning of this fight. Anyone who tells you otherwise is dreaming.

Sep 30, 2020 / D.D. Guttenplan

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’ Watch the First Presidential Debate With ‘The Nation’

Our editor D.D. Guttenplan and correspondents Elie Mystal, Jane McAlevey, Jeet Heer, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, Katha Pollitt, and Sasha Abramsky respond in real time to the first h...

Sep 29, 2020 / Live Chat / The Nation

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