Democrats

The Damning Legacy of Clintonism

The Damning Legacy of Clintonism The Damning Legacy of Clintonism

A conversation with Lily Geismer about her new book Left Behind, the misguided market guided policy of the New Democrats, and the failures of Bill Clinton. 

Apr 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer

Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives

Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives

With New York’s lieutenant governor out of action, the path to power for veteran activist Ana María Archila just got a lot easier. But only if supporters can raise the funds that w...

Apr 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Blue State Activists Are Working to Decarbonize Trillions

Blue State Activists Are Working to Decarbonize Trillions Blue State Activists Are Working to Decarbonize Trillions

And they don’t need Joe Manchin’s permission.

Apr 15, 2022 / Nathan Newman

Merrick Garland, who tested positive for Covid, at a press conference

Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner Laughing Ourselves to Death at the Gridiron Dinner

As Democrats embrace rugged individualism, the pundit class leans into public health apartheid.

Apr 14, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End?

Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End? Has Neoliberalism Really Come to an End?

A conversation with historian Gary Gerstle about understanding neoliberalism as a bipartisan worldview and how the political order it ushered in has crumbled. 

Apr 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid

No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid

Democrats must figure out how to discuss the hard truths about the pandemic, or it could cost them.

Apr 11, 2022 / Column / John Nichols

Press gaggle

Eric Boehlert Got Everything Right About Our Petty, Self-Congratulating Media   Eric Boehlert Got Everything Right About Our Petty, Self-Congratulating Media  

From his early coverage of political reporters’ savaging Al Gore to his incisive critique of their Joe Biden coverage right before he died, he got it. And he will be missed.

Apr 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh

SCOTUS nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Ketanji Brown Jackson Strategy The Ketanji Brown Jackson Strategy

By championing racial equality in the form of putting a Black woman on the Supreme Court, Democrats have energized their base and garnered the support of the American people.

Apr 7, 2022 / Steve Phillips

Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Smearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Haunt Democrats The Smearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Haunt Democrats

Republicans used her confirmation hearing to mainstream the notion that Democrats protect pedophiles—a sexual panic strategy aimed at the November midterms and beyond.

Apr 6, 2022 / Joan Walsh

As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin

As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin

It’s ever more critical that Democrats enact policies that visibly support working people.

Apr 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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