Democracy

What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump?

What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump? What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump?

He’s a scourge, sure, but students have much more to say than just that.

Dec 11, 2019 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever

Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever

After narrowly winning Kentucky’s gubernatorial race, Democrat Andy Beshear will restore the vote to 100,000 ex-felons and end cruel workfare requirements for Medicaid recipients.

Dec 10, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak

Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak

Far from being the only hope against Donald Trump, the former New York mayor embodies another strand of authoritarian politics.

Dec 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives? Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives?

The real threats are Trump and the GOP.

Dec 3, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism

Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism

Passed in support of the ongoing protests, its China-versus-the-West framing hurts progressive causes on all sides of the divide.

Nov 27, 2019 / Editorial / Tobita Chow and Jake Werner

Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money

Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money

To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.

Nov 20, 2019 / Joelle Gamble

Jill Lepore’s Liberal Gospel

Jill Lepore’s Liberal Gospel Jill Lepore’s Liberal Gospel

Against a “postmodernism” that she claims suffuses left-wing and right-wing politics, the prolific historian and New Yorker staff writer makes her case for a liberal patriotism and...

Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

What Is Living and What Is Dead in John Rawls’s Theory of Justice?

What Is Living and What Is Dead in John Rawls’s Theory of Justice? What Is Living and What Is Dead in John Rawls’s Theory of Justice?

With liberalism in crisis, contemporary political philosophy has taken on a funereal mood. But is there something still worth saving in the “high liberalism” of the 20th century?

Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Seyla Benhabib

Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis

Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis Jedediah Purdy Has an Idea That Could Save Us From Capitalism and the Climate Crisis

We talked to the lawyer, theorist, and critic about his new book This Land Is Our Land, his concept of a moral political economy, and the legacies of Bush and Obama.

Oct 16, 2019 / Q&A / Aaron Bady

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane

They’ve dominated the discourse and upended our traditional politics.

Oct 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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