Politics

George McGovern’s Alternative Path for the Democratic Party

George McGovern’s Alternative Path for the Democratic Party George McGovern’s Alternative Path for the Democratic Party

His populism and internationalism provide an excellent foundation for a badly needed new approach by the American left.

Aug 8, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Ryan Cooper

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

The Department of Appeasement The Department of Appeasement

Trump’s handlers are getting desperate.

Aug 8, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

DSA members march in NYC

America Has a Long and Storied Socialist Tradition. DSA Is Reviving It. America Has a Long and Storied Socialist Tradition. DSA Is Reviving It.

The organization’s membership has tripled, and new polling suggests that 37 percent of American adults now prefer socialism to capitalism.

Aug 7, 2017 / John Nichols

Robert Gangi

This Police-Reform Activist Wants to Be Mayor of New York This Police-Reform Activist Wants to Be Mayor of New York

Robert Gangi is running a long-shot challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio—from the left.

Aug 7, 2017 / P.E. Moskowitz

Kissinger Merkel GMF

Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse Our Russia Fixation Is Devolving Into an Assault on Political Discourse

A new project by the German Marshall Fund claims to track the influence of foreign propaganda—but warps reality to accommodate an alarming new Russophobia.

Aug 7, 2017 / James Carden

Right to BDS

Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel Nearly 50 Senators Want to Make It a Felony to Boycott Israel

The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values.

Aug 4, 2017 / Aniqa Raihan

Chuck Schumer Better Deal

The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’ The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’

An alphabet soup of new agencies could shake up federal oversight.

Aug 4, 2017 / David Dayen

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

Democrats Need to Find Their Voice on Tax Reform Democrats Need to Find Their Voice on Tax Reform

And they need to do it fast. 

Aug 4, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Donald Trump's inauguration.

Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing Trump’s Base of Support Is Collapsing

The president never had a proper mandate, but the resistance is no longer a voice of opposition. It now speaks for the great American majority.

Aug 4, 2017 / John Nichols

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions

What Is the Future of Affirmative Action Under Jeff Sessions’s Department of Justice? What Is the Future of Affirmative Action Under Jeff Sessions’s Department of Justice?

Experts weigh in on what it would mean for the DOJ to sue colleges and universities for discriminating against white students.

Aug 3, 2017 / StudentNation / Collier Meyerson

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