Contempt has been at the core of Trump’s time in office—for the Constitution, for truth and dissent, for science and the basic welfare of Americans—while the pandemic has laid bare inequities that have been festering for decades. The Editors on the need for a Biden Presidency. Read more >>
Why Biden Must Win
We Know How to Control the Pandemic. We Need a President Who Will Do It
By Atul Gawande
Joe Biden has committed to building an infrastructure that would support public health and equitable medical care—not only during this pandemic but during the next one.
Biden Will Meet Our Climate Emergency
By Elizabeth Kolbert
This year’s devastating wildfires illustrate how high the costs of failing to deal with climate change will be.
Ending Trump’s Assault on the Rule of Law
By Jeffrey Toobin
Protecting voting rights is an essential step that Biden must take to repair our democracy. But it is only the first one.
Biden’s Moral Imperative to Safeguard Civil Rights
By Jelani Cobb
Trump has cultivated a climate of brazen racism. A Biden Administration must take on the networks of intolerance that are furthering it.
Biden Will Restore America’s Moral Leadership
By Susan B. Glasser
Imagine a President determined to do something about the destruction of democracy.
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