How Jesse Jackson Transformed American Politics How Jesse Jackson Transformed American Politics
In the face of Reagan’s right-wing presidency, he offered a vision, strategy, and agenda that would have led Democrats and the country in a very different direction.
Nov 5, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
Trump’s War on Workers Trump’s War on Workers
Buried beneath the bluster is a systematic assault on labor.
Aug 29, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage and Sara Steffens
How the Constant Noise Distracts From the True Peril of Trump’s Misrule How the Constant Noise Distracts From the True Peril of Trump’s Misrule
His policies are making Americans less safe, less healthy, and more dead.
Aug 4, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
After the Cold-Blooded Shootings in Minnesota, Who Will Call Them Out? After the Cold-Blooded Shootings in Minnesota, Who Will Call Them Out?
We need a new profile in courage who will stand up to Donald Trump as a leader propagator of this polarization and violence.
Jun 17, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con
Why are 16 Democrats abetting this great sting?
May 22, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
100 Days of Chaos and Calumnies 100 Days of Chaos and Calumnies
Where FDR used his radio addresses to reassure a distressed nation and
provide hope, Trump employs his bully pulpit and social media to shock
and appall.
Apr 29, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold
Frustration with established parties across Europe has created openings the right has been quick to fill. Can a divided left rally in response?
Apr 21, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Trump Is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation’s Security Trump Is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation’s Security
There are no greater threats right now than the climate crisis and global pandemics.
Jan 28, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries?
January 16, 2025 What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? This is increasingly an existential question for progressives—and for the…
Jan 16, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
Some Post-Election Reminders Some Post-Election Reminders
We’re all still processing Harris’s defeat. Here are some points to keep in mind before the infighting gets too venomous.
Nov 26, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage for The Nation