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May 30, 2017
No, the ‘Resistance’ Isn’t Failing at the Voting Booth. Here’s Where It’s Winning.
The demand for fundamental change sparked by the Sanders insurgency is still building inside and outside the Democratic Party.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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April 24, 2017
The Unity Tour Was Kind of a Mess—and That’s OK
The party is still divided on policy and politics—but a full airing of differences is healthy.
Joan Walsh
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November 22, 2016
Taking It to the States
State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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November 17, 2016
Why the Working Class and the Left Fail as a Couple and What to Do About It
We have a lot to work out.
Sara Niccoli
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November 12, 2016
Election Night Saw Victories in Local Criminal-Justice Reform—This Should Be the Beginning
Local prosecutor and sheriff races are winnable and build power.
Robert J. Smith and Whitney Tymas
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November 7, 2016
Bernie Sanders’s Our Revolution Faces Its First Big Test
The organization has invested heavily in down-ballot races where a few thousand dollars can make a crucial difference.
D.D. Guttenplan
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August 30, 2016
Angela Corey’s Forgetful Medical Examiner
The state attorney’s office employed a chief medical examiner who may have suffered from dementia—but it won’t reexamine her cases.
Jessica Pishko
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March 1, 2016
Prosecutor Anita Alvarez May Pay a Price for Her Handling of Cops Who Kill
The Chicago prosecutor’s handling of police brutality has dogged a tough re-election campaign.
Deborah L. Shelton
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November 10, 2015
Democracy Beats Oligarchy
Last week’s local victories send a powerful signal that our democracy is not for sale.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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November 26, 2014
An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat
Ferguson teaches us that in elections for local law-enforcement posts the most fundamental choices are made.
John Nichols