We Need Joe Biden to Deliver the Knockout Trump Deserves Tonight We Need Joe Biden to Deliver the Knockout Trump Deserves Tonight
This is the Democratic candidate’s chance to indict the president and the Republican senators who have allowed a pandemic to devastate America.
Oct 22, 2020 / John Nichols
It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing It’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing
But whatever they call it, Democrats should embrace fixing a Supreme Court that has become an unaccountable legislature in all but name.
Oct 22, 2020 / Marshall Auerback
Democrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill Democrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill
Liability protection might not sound like an issue worth fighting for, but lives literally depend on whether Democrats hold the line during stimulus negotiations.
Oct 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking
Data for Progress polling shows that support for a fracking ban fell 16 points among Democrats after Biden and Harris opposed it in the debates.
Oct 21, 2020 / Julian Brave NoiseCat and Danielle Deiseroth
Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later
The chaos of recent years demands a paradigm shift.
Oct 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can Jaime Harrison Really Beat Lindsey Graham? Can Jaime Harrison Really Beat Lindsey Graham?
It won’t be easy—despite some polls showing the race in a dead heat and Harrison raising money hand over fist.
Oct 19, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray
Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course
If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.
Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
These Are the States to Focus on to Flip the Senate These Are the States to Focus on to Flip the Senate
Democratic challengers in Georgia and Texas have a great fighting chance, and they need more help than promising contenders in other states.
Oct 16, 2020 / Steve Phillips
There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle
Yes, Democrats must expand the courts. Here’s why, and here’s how.
Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights
Coney Barrett offered a “virtue-based” defense of why some felons should be allowed to own guns, but not to vote.
Oct 13, 2020 / Joan Walsh