Why Does the Democratic Party Refuse to Address Poverty? Why Does the Democratic Party Refuse to Address Poverty?
A DNC Poverty Council was formed by a new progressive member, but the staff has blocked it from functioning.
Feb 12, 2019 / Alan Minsky
What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals
Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.
Feb 12, 2019 / Sara Marcus
Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope
The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind.
Feb 12, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start For Criminal Justice Reform, the First Step Act Is Just the Start
Progressives should seize on the law’s momentum and help it grow.
Feb 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’ John Dingell Kept the Faith, From the New Deal to ‘Medicare for All’
The veteran congressman, who has died at age 92, always understood that health care is a right.
Feb 8, 2019 / John Nichols
Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging Howard Schultz Tests His Centrist Messaging
ignore this…
Feb 7, 2019 / Peter Kuper
Letters From the February 25-March 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the February 25-March 4, 2019, Issue
Populism is everywhere… A worthy subject… Après le déluge…
Feb 7, 2019 / Our Readers
She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid
Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?
Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?
Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo.
Feb 6, 2019 / Feature / David Klion
The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem
Voter suppression contributes to the myth that America is made up of centrists.
Feb 6, 2019 / David M. Perry