Politics

NATO protest

What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like

It's time to address both the violence of militarism abroad and policing at home. 

Jul 11, 2016 / Alice Slater

Donald Trump in Wilkes Barre

How Donald Trump Is Helping White Christian America Commit Suicide How Donald Trump Is Helping White Christian America Commit Suicide

America’s former majority is passing away in the age of Obama, but a new book explains that it is not dying a natural death—it’s making self-destructive choices.

Jul 11, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Vote North Carolina

Democrats Unite on Voting Rights Democrats Unite on Voting Rights

The 2016 Democratic platform has the strongest language on voting rights in the party’s history.

Jul 11, 2016 / Ari Berman

Pramila Jayapal for Congress

Pramila Jayapal for Congress Pramila Jayapal for Congress

A smart organizer and a bold champion of progressive values, Jayapal will help transform Congress.

Jul 11, 2016 / The Editors

Pam Bondi Wage Enforcement

Florida Has Not Held an Employer Responsible for Violating the Minimum Wage Since 2011 Florida Has Not Held an Employer Responsible for Violating the Minimum Wage Since 2011

Blame Pam Bondi, the state’s Trump-loving attorney general.

Jul 11, 2016 / Spencer Woodman

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton’s Technology Agenda Isn’t Good Enough Hillary Clinton’s Technology Agenda Isn’t Good Enough

And Bernie Sanders deserves some of the blame, too.

Jul 11, 2016 / Micah L. Sifry

Oregon TPP protest

Democrats Toughen Trade Stance—but Reject Formal Opposition to the TPP Democrats Toughen Trade Stance—but Reject Formal Opposition to the TPP

By leaving the party’s position in doubt, Democrats have created an opening for Trump.

Jul 10, 2016 / John Nichols

Cornel West platform hearings

What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War

It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.

Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis

Pro-Choice Rally Supreme Court

The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

Once a political “third rail,” the effort to repeal the Hyde Amendment has gone mainstream.

Jul 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Utah Farmer Loads Hay

Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America Democrats Are Not Speaking Loudly Enough to Be Heard in Rural America

The party platform is not aggressive enough in reaching out to voters who could be won over.

Jul 8, 2016 / John Nichols

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