Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda
Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.
Feb 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Tax the Rich That’s About As Radical as What Teddy Roosevelt Proposed Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Tax the Rich That’s About As Radical as What Teddy Roosevelt Proposed
When the senator proposes a 77 percent tax on the value of an estate above $1 billion, he’s talking about renewing American values.
Feb 12, 2019 / John Nichols
Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President
Most surveys show Trump would lose in a matchup against a democratic socialist named Bernie Sanders.
Feb 6, 2019 / John Nichols
Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?
Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo.
Feb 6, 2019 / Feature / David Klion
Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer Warren’s Push for a Wealth Tax Could Be a Game Changer
Americans are hungry for bold measures to tackle income inequality.
Jan 29, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why the Ideas Primary Matters Why the Ideas Primary Matters
What’s important now is to hold the media accountable for reporting on the substance of the ideas fairly, not simply on the glitz and gossip of the campaigns.
Jan 8, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge
The bipartisan Senate vote to end US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen reasserts the authority of Congress in matters of war.
Dec 17, 2018 / John Nichols
What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan? What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan?
It is outrageous that the House Speaker continues to block action to end US support for Saudi atrocities against Yemen.
Dec 13, 2018 / John Nichols
Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment
It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.
Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Ideas Primary The Ideas Primary
US presidential contests may seem never-ending, but if the debate is about policy—instead of personality—is that such a bad thing?
Dec 10, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage