Can Joe Biden Unrig the Economy? Can Joe Biden Unrig the Economy?
Raising taxes on the rich would help stop the economy from simply channeling income to 1 percent.
Aug 21, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Konczal
Biden Cannot Win (or Govern) as a Deficit Hawk Biden Cannot Win (or Govern) as a Deficit Hawk
Deficit hawk rhetoric and austerity economics will undermine the winning coalition Biden needs to build.
Aug 21, 2020 / John Nichols
Biden’s Grief Versus Trump’s Grievances Biden’s Grief Versus Trump’s Grievances
The two presidential candidates have very different approaches to loss.
Aug 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
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
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
Please Mr. Postman Please Mr. Postman
Trump keeps pushing a false argument on vote-by-mail fraud in the upcoming election in November.
Aug 20, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands
If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them If Republicans Want a Fight Over the Post Office, Give It to Them
Don’t be fooled: The Republicans have been attacking the United States Postal Service for a long time. Trump just took advantage of it.
Aug 20, 2020 / Editorial / John Nichols for The Nation
As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration As Democrats Leave Cities, Rural Areas See an Uptick in Voter Registration
A rural marketing campaign offering “solace in a more secluded setting” might give Republicans more than they bargained for.
Aug 20, 2020 / All Politics Is Local / Karen Rothmyer
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
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