The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell The DNC Was Virtual, but the Protests Were Real as Hell
Away from the convention’s cameras, activists from around the country converged on the city to protest police violence and the party’s lackluster vision.
Aug 21, 2020 / Evan Malmgren and Simon Schatzberg
How to Dismantle White Supremacy How to Dismantle White Supremacy
To end systemic racism, the country needs a comprehensive racial justice program even more sweeping than the Marshall Plan.
Aug 21, 2020 / Barbara Smith
Rite of Passage Rite of Passage
An operating room during the pandemic.
Aug 21, 2020 / OppArt / Glenn Ferguson
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 / 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 / John Nichols for The Nation