Politics

The Democrats’ School Choice Problem

The Democrats’ School Choice Problem The Democrats’ School Choice Problem

Charter schools find their most vocal Democratic support among the least progressive members of the party: centrists and Wall Streeters.

Dec 30, 2019 / Jennifer C. Berkshire

Thank You, Comrade Greider

Thank You, Comrade Greider Thank You, Comrade Greider

Bill Greider spared no one his incisive political criticism—on the left or the right. “I think this country needs to start over,” he once wrote me.

Dec 30, 2019 / Karen Rothmyer

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

…and how to fix it. We will miss him.

Dec 27, 2019 / John Nichols

The Bernie Blackout Is Over

The Bernie Blackout Is Over The Bernie Blackout Is Over

The mainstream media and establishment Democrats are finally admitting Sanders has a shot. Now he has to hone the electability argument.

Dec 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer

The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11

The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11 The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11

For the past three years, Donald Trump has been a uniquely disastrous president.

Dec 26, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Stain on the Country

Stain on the Country Stain on the Country

Rorschach to the system.

Dec 26, 2019 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal

The administration’s holiday greeting is a plan to slash food stamp benefits for roughly 700,000 unemployed Americans.

Dec 25, 2019 / John Nichols

DSA in NYC

Socialism Is on the Agenda for 2020 Socialism Is on the Agenda for 2020

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the podcast this week, plus Kathleen Belew on white nationalism and Rick Perlstein on impeachment.

Dec 24, 2019 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

The Climate Movement Is Gaining Momentum in Spite of Trump

The Climate Movement Is Gaining Momentum in Spite of Trump The Climate Movement Is Gaining Momentum in Spite of Trump

The Trump administration cannot suppress the will of millions of people driving for the large structural change needed to save our species.

Dec 24, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the January 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the January 13/20, 2020, Issue

Is a deficit really a strength?… Sharp quills (web only)

Dec 24, 2019 / Our Readers, Marshall Auerback, and Donna Minkowitz

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