Politics

35 and Counting! Democrats Flip Another Republican Legislative Seat

35 and Counting! Democrats Flip Another Republican Legislative Seat 35 and Counting! Democrats Flip Another Republican Legislative Seat

A pro-union Democrat just won a seat in Missouri that Trump won by a landslide.

Feb 7, 2018 / John Nichols

An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman

An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman

A fond farewell to a lifelong mischief maker.

Feb 7, 2018 / Peter Pringle

Kevin de León

Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California? Meet Kevin de León—the Next Senator From California?

He’s challenging incumbent Dianne Feinstein on foreign policy, immigration, and the national-surveillance state.

Feb 7, 2018 / Q&A / Sasha Abramsky

MISTAKE

MISTAKE MISTAKE

One billboard on Route 52 in Minnesota.

Feb 7, 2018 / OppArt / Republicans for Honesty in Government

Organized Labor’s Lost Generations

Organized Labor’s Lost Generations Organized Labor’s Lost Generations

Unions have struggled to make substantial gains since the ’70s, but not for the reasons historians think.

Feb 7, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant

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Another Trump Failure: Infrastructure Another Trump Failure: Infrastructure

The president’s latest proposal does nothing to change the fact that he has failed to deliver on the American people’s top priority.

Feb 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

America First Actually Means China First

America First Actually Means China First America First Actually Means China First

“Rivals” are stepping into the vacuum created by Trump’s isolationism.

Feb 6, 2018 / Dilip Hiro

People Are Panicking About the Stock Market—but It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way

People Are Panicking About the Stock Market—but It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way People Are Panicking About the Stock Market—but It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way

Remember pensions?

Feb 6, 2018 / Helaine Olen

California Tuition Protest

A Serious Push for Free College in California A Serious Push for Free College in California

A ballot initiative campaign to restore tuition-free college in California is gaining momentum for the November election, a model other states could follow.

Feb 6, 2018 / Chuck Collins

50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us

50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us 50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us

Harry Belafonte’s week hosting the Tonight show brought together the best of the ’60s—and prefigured the era’s decline.

Feb 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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