D.D. Guttenplan
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Election 2016 September 18, 2017
Debating ‘What Happened’
Our 2016 election correspondents take on Hillary Clinton’s controversial new memoir.
Joan Walsh and D.D. Guttenplan
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Environmental Activism August 8, 2017
A Leader of the Keystone Opposition Talks About Building Progressive Coalitions in Red America
Jane Kleeb describes her journey from Republican to Bernie Sanders Democrat—and what it takes to forge unlikely alliances.
D.D. Guttenplan
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State and Local Elections July 13, 2017
This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left
In 2015, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa became the city’s youngest alderman. Then he really began breaking ground.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Campaigns and Elections June 21, 2017
Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats
It’s time to bury the Panera Bread strategy.
D.D. Guttenplan
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The Left June 14, 2017
Can Berniecrats Reclaim the Democratic Party?
Activists at this year’s diverse and optimistic People’s Summit think so.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Politics May 26, 2017
While Democrats Bicker, Another Bully Wins an Election
The “resistance” to Trump still needs to get a national win on the board.
D.D. Guttenplan
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State and Local Elections May 17, 2017
Can Rob Quist’s Full-Throated Populism Win Back Rural America?
The banjo-playing, cowboy hat-wearing folk singer is battling a tech billionaire—and doing it the Montana way.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Democrats April 24, 2017
Why Was Heath Mello Thrown Under the Bus?
Was the candidate for mayor of Omaha held to a different standard than other Democrats?
D.D. Guttenplan
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Campaigns and Elections April 19, 2017
Jon Ossoff’s Campaign Is an Expensive Sideshow
The 30-year-old Democrat raised a ton of money and came close to 50 percent—but his near miss has few implications for the party nationwide.
D.D. Guttenplan
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World March 23, 2017
What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack
The London terrorist wasn’t the only one using the bodies of the dead to score political points.
D.D. Guttenplan