Kirsten Gillibrand Leaves the 2020 Race With No Apologies Kirsten Gillibrand Leaves the 2020 Race With No Apologies
The candidate who ran on being “brave” had the courage to see that she had no path to the nomination. Here’s hoping some of the men with similar poll numbers soon do the same.
Aug 29, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Corruption Is Now More Brazen Than Ever Trump’s Corruption Is Now More Brazen Than Ever
From his G-7 Doral heist to Bill Barr’s Christmas Party to steering wall-building contracts to GOP cronies, it’s grift all the way down.
Aug 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name
Activists mobilized by this grassroots group had one thing in common: They wanted to fight Trump. Can they agree on what comes next?
Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh
I Don’t Want ‘The New York Times’ to Join the Resistance. I Want It to Tell the Truth. I Don’t Want ‘The New York Times’ to Join the Resistance. I Want It to Tell the Truth.
I’m not trying to drive a boycott. I’m trying to get the paper of record to listen.
Aug 16, 2019 / Joan Walsh
After the Mass Shooting in El Paso, Beto O’Rourke Asks the Right Question: WTF, Media? After the Mass Shooting in El Paso, Beto O’Rourke Asks the Right Question: WTF, Media?
Trump is fomenting a climate of racial violence. We’ve got to stop acting like he wants to fix it.
Aug 5, 2019 / Joan Walsh
This Is What Happens When More Than One Woman Is Running for President This Is What Happens When More Than One Woman Is Running for President
When Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris teamed up to push Joe Biden on his stands on women’s issues, it was uncomfortable. But it was long past time.
Aug 1, 2019 / Joan Walsh
The Debates Won’t Fully Matter Until Everyone’s on the Same Stage The Debates Won’t Fully Matter Until Everyone’s on the Same Stage
These two-night spectacles make it impossible to take stock of the Democratic presidential field.
Jul 31, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Kamala Harris Has Been Here Before Kamala Harris Has Been Here Before
Her toughness, her political shrewdness, and her caution were evident from early on.
Jul 29, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Behind the Scenes of the House Democrats’ Twitter War Behind the Scenes of the House Democrats’ Twitter War
In an exclusive interview, Progressive Caucus co-chair Pramila Jayapal explains how she helped broker a truce among the warring factions of the party.
Jul 22, 2019 / Joan Walsh
A Weekend of Trumpian Cruelty: Remember, That’s the Point A Weekend of Trumpian Cruelty: Remember, That’s the Point
Mike Pence’s border visit wasn’t sanitized, because the Trump administration wants its base to see brown people in cages. The ICE raids that didn’t happen were pre-announced for th...
Jul 15, 2019 / Joan Walsh