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.
Reconciliation: The Solution--Harold Meyerson, plus Carol Sobel on the LAPD, and Occupy at 10
Filibuster reform: Harold Meyerson; Haitian refugees: Amy Wilentz; 'The Stone Face': Adam Shatz
The California recall: Harold Meyerson; plus Alan Minsky on the legacy of Occupy Wall Street
Political Update: Harold Meyerson; Abortion in Texas: Rick Perlstein; 'Summer of Soul': John Powers
Biden After Afghanistan: Alan Minsky; Ethel Rosenberg: Anne Sebba; Ed Asner: Ella Taylor
Biden's big idea: Alan Minsky; Afghan women: Katha Pollitt; 'Chair': Ella Taylor
Afghanistan & American politics: Harold Meyerson & Andrew Bacevich; Ella Taylor on Barbara Lee
Art Spiegelman: ‘Street Cop’; David & Margaret Talbot: The Sixties; Ella Taylor: Ady Barkan
Harold Meyerson on Infrastructure; Alan Minsky on Nina Turner; Gregg Golsavles on the Delta variant
Bipartisanship Lives! Harold Meyerson; Boyle Heights: George Sanchez; Dick Gregory: Ella Taylor
The 'Bipartisan' Infrastructure Bill: Harold Meyerson; Utopia: Jeet Heer; Alvin Aliey: Ella Taylor
Biden's Big Budget: Harold Meyerson; The Sixties: David & Margaret Talbot; Bourdain: Ella Taylor
Voting after the Supremes: Meyerson; Critical Race Theory: Kim Crenshaw; 'Summer of Soul': Taylor
The Gates Foundation: Tim Schwab; Kyrsten Sinema: Aida Chavez; Katha: Dr. Seuss, Eric Foner: Obama
Voting rights: What Now? Harold Meyerson; Jimmy Carter: Kai Bird; 'Rebel Hearts": Ella Taylor
GOP vs. Voting: Harold Meyerson; Advice to Men: Katha Pollitt; "In the Heights": Ella Taylor
Filibuster vs. Democracy: Alan Minsky; Israeli politics: Amy Wilentz; ‘Lupin’: Ella Taylor
Progressives & Biden: Alan Minsky; Tulsa & history: David Perry: Tulsa on TV: Ella Taylor
Bipartisan Biden? Harold Meyerson; Adam Shatz on Edward Said; “Don’t Look Back”: Ella Taylor
Palestinians & Congress: Harold Meyerson; Inside Israel: Saree Makdisi; Big Pharma: Ella Taylor
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