Politics

Bigger Than Bernie

Bigger Than Bernie Bigger Than Bernie

Sanders won’t let the people who power the movement he started waste their votes.

Apr 23, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines

The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines The Heartbreaking Choices Faced by Child Care Providers on the Front Lines

They were already holding up the economy while operating on razor-thin margins. Now, they are taking care of the children of essential workers as costs and obstacles mount.

Apr 23, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Representative Jamie Raskin

Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Representative Jamie Raskin Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Representative Jamie Raskin

The Maryland representative and Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel and national affairs correspondent John Nichols for our weekly virtual series.

Apr 22, 2020 / The Nation

US forces wearing protective gear on an air base

How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19

A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”

Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Donald Trump speaks while Dr. Anthony Fauci holds his head and looks down an Dr. Deborah Birx looks displeased

Trump’s Potemkin Presidency Keeps Making the Pandemic Worse Trump’s Potemkin Presidency Keeps Making the Pandemic Worse

There is no federalist solution to Covid-19 so long as the president keeps pushing magical thinking and incoherent policies.

Apr 22, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Covidiots: Trump and Kudlow

Covidiots: Trump and Kudlow Covidiots: Trump and Kudlow

They downplayed the pandemic and we pay the cost.

Apr 22, 2020 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

A farmer wearing gloves and a bandana as a face cover holds a mint plant.

‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’ ‘We Were Asking Ourselves, How Can We Support Black Farmers?’

Scenes from a pandemic: 4

Apr 22, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions

Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions

As the Trump administration tightens the screws on Iran, Biden and the Democratic establishment dither, or worse.

Apr 22, 2020 / James Carden

A man reads outside during the quarantine in New York City

Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19 Inequality and Poverty Were Destroying America Well Before Covid-19

This crisis shows us how an economy oriented around the whims of the rich leaves death and destruction in its wake.

Apr 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism

Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism

His claims of monarchical powers don’t just politicize the Covid-19 fight. They also threaten our constitutional democracy.

Apr 21, 2020 / John Nichols

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