Remembering Marcia Moody: The Amazing Legislator Who Took On ALEC and Austerity Remembering Marcia Moody: The Amazing Legislator Who Took On ALEC and Austerity
A New Hampshire progressive, who became one of the nation’s leading critics of corporate dominance of state legislatures, has died.
May 26, 2016 / John Nichols
The Democratic Platform Committee Now Has a Progressive Majority. Thanks, Bernie Sanders. The Democratic Platform Committee Now Has a Progressive Majority. Thanks, Bernie Sanders.
Sanders adds Keith Ellison, Cornel West, and Bill McKibben to a committee that also includes progressives Elijah Cummings and Barbara Lee.
May 24, 2016 / John Nichols
No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy No, Paul Ryan, Austerity Will Not Fix the Starving Puerto Rican Economy
House Republicans want to let an unelected “control board” impose brutal cuts on people who have already suffered enough.
May 23, 2016 / John Nichols
The TPP Is ‘Disastrous for Working Families’ and Central to the 2016 Campaign The TPP Is ‘Disastrous for Working Families’ and Central to the 2016 Campaign
A new report highlights the empty promise of a Pacific trade deal that swing-state voters justifiably oppose.
May 19, 2016 / John Nichols
The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal The Most Reliably Democratic County in America Just Sent Hillary Clinton a Signal
The Democratic front-runner needs to embrace the New Deal themes that still resonate in frequently forgotten corners of America.
May 18, 2016 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Republicans Were ‘Giddy’ About Making It Harder to Vote Wisconsin Republicans Were ‘Giddy’ About Making It Harder to Vote
Former Republican legislative aide says GOP legislators were “politically frothing at the mouth” over the restrictive voter ID law.
May 17, 2016 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Says the US Must End Its ‘Colonial-Type Relationship’ With Puerto Rico Bernie Sanders Says the US Must End Its ‘Colonial-Type Relationship’ With Puerto Rico
Opposing austerity schemes that target the island, the senator rips economic injustice and political inequality.
May 16, 2016 / John Nichols
Clinton and Sanders Should Fight Together for a Democratic Platform That Backs DC Statehood Clinton and Sanders Should Fight Together for a Democratic Platform That Backs DC Statehood
Sanders and Clinton are both right: DC statehood is a voting-rights issue and a democracy issue.
May 13, 2016 / John Nichols
It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party, and Paul Ryan Is Dancing It’s Donald Trump’s Republican Party, and Paul Ryan Is Dancing
Instead of standing on principle, the House speaker says he sees “a great opportunity to unify” with the billionaire.
May 12, 2016 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Primaries and Keeps Shaping the Anti-Trump Agenda Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Primaries and Keeps Shaping the Anti-Trump Agenda
The senator is still in the running, still arguing that Democrats must adopt a boldly progressive economic message.
May 11, 2016 / John Nichols