Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue
This is what heroism looks like… Lost in translation… Humph!…
Nov 8, 2018 / Our Readers
Rereading Alinsky in Baltimore Rereading Alinsky in Baltimore
Why broad-based organizing still matters in an age of hashtag activism.
Nov 8, 2018 / Nick Bowlin
Chronicle of Deaths Foretold Chronicle of Deaths Foretold
Trump’s hateful rhetoric encourages mass violence.
Nov 8, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Blue Wave by Any Measure Blue Wave by Any Measure
Given all the Republican voter suppression, winning Congress was a landslide.
Nov 8, 2018 / OppArt / India Tresselt
A Blue Wave for Progressives and Women—With Some Heartbreakers A Blue Wave for Progressives and Women—With Some Heartbreakers
John Nichols and Joan Walsh on the Midterms, plus Andy Robinson on Brazil.
Nov 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
A New Generation of Activists Is in the House A New Generation of Activists Is in the House
And they beat the GOP in the only truly national competition this fall.
Nov 7, 2018 / John Nichols
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That Wasn’t A Blue Wave Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That Wasn’t A Blue Wave
If Democrats enjoyed the same structural advantages as Republicans, Tuesday’s vote would have been a tsunami.
Nov 7, 2018 / Joshua Holland
Last Night, the Feminist Insurgency Hit the Polls—and Now It’s Headed to Congress Last Night, the Feminist Insurgency Hit the Polls—and Now It’s Headed to Congress
Women candidates won big—and a larger proportion of women voters went more Democratic than in any midterms before.
Nov 7, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall
Progressives picked up some sweet victories, but Election Day also brought some sobering lessons.
Nov 7, 2018 / D.D. Guttenplan
The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow
The midterms revealed a country still divided, but a string of noteworthy progressive victories provides a road map for a more perfect union.
Nov 7, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage