Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All
Don’t step into the traps Trump lays to divide a Democratic coalition that includes democratic socialists with popular ideas.
Oct 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’ Ed Markey Has a Message for Democrats: ‘The Age of Incrementalism Is Over’
“Now,” says the senator who won an unprecedented primary victory, “is our moment to think big and take bold and urgent action.”
Sep 3, 2020 / John Nichols
Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden Dissenting Delegates Send a Medicare for All Message to Joe Biden
Biden is nominated, but even some of his own delegates say that he should embrace a single-payer response to America’s health care crisis.
Aug 19, 2020 / John Nichols
Whatever This Is Is Not the Future of the Democratic Party Whatever This Is Is Not the Future of the Democratic Party
Democrats err by amplifying Kasich’s claptrap over AOC’s progressive vision.
Aug 18, 2020 / John Nichols
2020 Is a Great Year for #SquadPolitics. Just Ask Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib. 2020 Is a Great Year for #SquadPolitics. Just Ask Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib.
2020 is shaping up to be an even bigger year than 2018 for insurgent Democrats seeking to move the party left.
Aug 6, 2020 / John Nichols
To Defeat Trump, Discredit His Movement, and Elect Progressives To Defeat Trump, Discredit His Movement, and Elect Progressives
An open letter by Cornel West, Barbara Ehrenreich, Frances Fox Piven, Katha Pollitt, Randall Kennedy, Michael Kazin, and more.
Aug 3, 2020 / Various Contributors
Congress Refuses to Kick the Military Off of Twitch Congress Refuses to Kick the Military Off of Twitch
AOC demanded that military recruiters get off of livestreaming platforms where children play games from Call of Duty to Animal Crossing.
Jul 31, 2020 / Jordan Uhl
Another Long Day of GOP Disrespect for Women Another Long Day of GOP Disrespect for Women
Attacks on AOC, Liz Cheney, and Portland’s “Wall of Moms” make it seem like Republicans don’t care about women. Except Ghislaine Maxwell.
Jul 22, 2020 / Joan Walsh
The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning
When AOC won in 2018, it was dismissed as a fluke. Now, she says, it’s clear that “the people’s movement...isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.”
Jun 24, 2020 / John Nichols
The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party Is a Fight for the Future
Henry Wallace, FDR’s vice president, argued 75 years ago that Democrats had to go big on economic and social and racial justice. That’s still true.
Jun 2, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols