His South Carolina Victory Allows Biden to Consolidate the Moderates His South Carolina Victory Allows Biden to Consolidate the Moderates
With Steyer and Buttigieg out of the race, it’s shaping up to be a contest of Joe Biden versus Bernie Sanders.
Mar 2, 2020 / Jeet Heer
A Brokered Convention Would Be an Ugly Act of Self-Sabotage A Brokered Convention Would Be an Ugly Act of Self-Sabotage
Are establishment Democrats really willing to destroy the party on live television?
Mar 2, 2020 / Ed Burmila
Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win Joe Biden Finally Gets a Big Win
One billionaire is out, one to go. But is Biden’s win too late?
Mar 1, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Will the Democratic Establishment Destroy the Party to Stop Sanders? Will the Democratic Establishment Destroy the Party to Stop Sanders?
Talk of thwarting the front-runner at a brokered convention comes from an elite that distrusts democracy.
Feb 28, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter? Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter?
Billionaires are still getting in his way—and ours—in South Carolina.
Feb 28, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing. Why Is Bernie So Far Ahead in the California Primary? Organizing.
His team has established a long-term presence in not only the big coastal cities but also small towns and communities in the Central Valley, the Inland Empire, and less media-visib...
Feb 28, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter If We Don’t Reform the Supreme Court, Nothing Else Will Matter
The court has been captured by conservatives for at least a generation, but there are ways to restore the balance.
Feb 28, 2020 / Feature / Elie Mystal
What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life
If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.
Feb 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Nominating Bloomberg Would Destroy the Democratic Party Nominating Bloomberg Would Destroy the Democratic Party
Jeet Heer on politics, plus Rick Perlstein on Bernie and Robert Edelman on sports.
Feb 27, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education
That should count for something in the race for the party’s presidential nomination—but so close to Super Tuesday, is this coming too late?
Feb 26, 2020 / John Nichols