Should Bernie Sanders run in the Democratic primaries in 2024? Bhaskar Sunkara, President of The Nation, says “yes” IF Biden doesn’t. Sanders transformed American politics and, Bhaskar argues, he remains a uniquely important figure for Democrats and the left.
Plus: can Republicans win control of the Senate? Trump’s candidates are the GOP’s biggest problem, starting in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin. The Nation’s National Affairs Correspondent, John Nichols has our analysis.
Also: 20 years before the January 6 attack on the capitol, a Republican mob attacked a central hub of government operations claiming the vote count in the presidential election that year was fraudulent, trying to reverse the results. That was the “Brooks Brothers Riot” in Miami, a Republican effort long before Trump. The Nation’s DC Bureau Chief, Chris Lehmann reviews that history.
After DACA: Ahilan Arulanantham; Hoover's FBI: Beverly Gage; LA’s Grassroots Activists: Eliza Moreno
The U. of Calif. T.A. Strike: Harold Meyerson; plus Father Greg Boyle on Homeboy Industries
Lessons from the Democrats' victories: Harold Meyerson, Gustavo Arellano, and Joan Walsh
The Midterms Analyzed: Harold Meyerson, plus The Nation's writers
The Midterms and Democratic strategy: Harold Meyerson, Steve Phillips; Stacy Abrams on Georgia
Dems' Closing Message: Harold Meyerson; plus Mike Davis Remembered and Adam Hochschild on Woodrow Wilson
Latinos and the Midterms: Harold Meyerson; Marijuana and the Democrats: John Nichols; plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan
LA's Political Scandals: Harold Meyerson; Bryce Covert on Nurses' Strikes; John Powers on "The Trees"
The Youth Vote: Harold Meyerson; Ken Burns's 'Holocaust': David Nasaw; 'Bad Mexicans': Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Gustavo Arellano on L.A.'s Lying Sheriff; Eyal Press on Dirty Work; Eric Foner on 1776 & 2022
Abortion Politics: Harold Meyerson; Sarah Posner: Southern Baptists; Amy Wilentz: Jared's book
Biden v. Newsom: Harold Meyerson; Amy Littlefield on Kansas; Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich
A Labor Landmark: Harold Meyerson; The GOP & the NLRB: Chris Lehmann; Jan. 6: Patrick Leahy
Advantage Democrats: Harold Meyerson; The States: Daniel Squadron; Wisconsin: John Nichols
Liz Cheney and the GOP: Harold Meyerson; Abortion: Katha Pollitt; Haiti: Amy Wilentz
Biden's Big Bills: Harold Meyerson; John Nichols on Liz Cheney; Peter Richardson on Carey McWilliams
Pramila Jayapal: from Banker to Organizer; Eric Foner on the Right to Vote
Advice for Men from Katha Pollitt; J. Hoberman on Film in the Age of Reagan
Climate Action: Harold Meyerson, Rebecca Solnit, & Thelma Young Lutunatabua; Amy Wilentz on Ivana
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