Politics

Seriously? John Kasich? What Is the Biden Camp Thinking?

Seriously? John Kasich? What Is the Biden Camp Thinking? Seriously? John Kasich? What Is the Biden Camp Thinking?

The former Ohio governor may convince a handful of disgruntled Trumpers to vote for Biden, but there is no evidence he can win the state for the Democrats.

Jul 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Investment in Child Care Can’t Wait until There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine

Investment in Child Care Can’t Wait until There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine Investment in Child Care Can’t Wait until There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine

Building a more inclusive economy demands long-term investment in child care and better pay for child care workers. 

Jul 21, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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We Can Reopen Schools if We Make the City the Classroom We Can Reopen Schools if We Make the City the Classroom

Radical education ideas from the 1960s and ’70s can help us safely teach children during a pandemic.

Jul 21, 2020 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal

Federal officers

When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos

As federal agents brutalize protesters in Portland, Trump threatens to unleash the same tactics across the country.

Jul 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Progressives Have a VP Short list: Barbara Lee, Nina Turner, Karen Bass

Progressives Have a VP Short list: Barbara Lee, Nina Turner, Karen Bass Progressives Have a VP Short list: Barbara Lee, Nina Turner, Karen Bass

California’s large Bernie Sanders delegation is asking Joe Biden to consider three progressive women.

Jul 21, 2020 / John Nichols

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s 2020 Campaign Strategy Is Already an Impressive Train Wreck Trump’s 2020 Campaign Strategy Is Already an Impressive Train Wreck

Another week of making things up, skirting the law, and talking about beans.

Jul 21, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Fauci testifying in a mask

Trump Has Destroyed the Fauci Protocol Trump Has Destroyed the Fauci Protocol

For decades, the venerated physician had a successful formula for balancing politics with science. Then he met Donald Trump.

Jul 20, 2020 / Jeet Heer

You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy

You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy

Without real economic freedom, Americans cling to petty acts of refusal.

Jul 20, 2020 / Ed Burmila

How a Trip to Prison Cost Kenneth Clark His Right to Be a Parent

How a Trip to Prison Cost Kenneth Clark His Right to Be a Parent How a Trip to Prison Cost Kenneth Clark His Right to Be a Parent

Clark wanted desperately to be a father to his kids. But prison, along with a Clinton-era child welfare law, conspired to take them away from him—for good.

Jul 20, 2020 / Feature / Sylvia A. Harvey

Why the Left Is Winning Over Philly

Why the Left Is Winning Over Philly Why the Left Is Winning Over Philly

How a culture of care and mutual aid powered a wave of successful progressive primary bids.

Jul 20, 2020 / M. Jesuthasan

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