Democracy

The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites

The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites

Impeachment should be about how an oligarch debauched democracy, not about a president clashing with the national security establishment.

Sep 27, 2019 / Editorial / Jeet Heer

Russian Jets and Flags

Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?

American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.

Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Ballot Box Hand

Democrats, Don’t Be Afraid to Go Big in 2020 Democrats, Don’t Be Afraid to Go Big in 2020

To win in the long run, the party must compete everywhere.

Sep 17, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump

What’s Really Going on While Trump Creates Chaos What’s Really Going on While Trump Creates Chaos

We will not be distracted.

Sep 10, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Voting Station

North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy

When elections cannot be resolved with recounts, they should be held again.

Sep 10, 2019 / John Nichols

Robert Mugabe 2017

When Remembering Robert Mugabe’s Corrupt Legacy, Blame Britain When Remembering Robert Mugabe’s Corrupt Legacy, Blame Britain

The mainstream media is right to criticize Zimbabwe’s former leader, but wrong to ignore his greatest challenges.

Sep 6, 2019 / James North

Districts Map

North Carolina Has Won a Huge Victory in the Fight Against Rigged Elections North Carolina Has Won a Huge Victory in the Fight Against Rigged Elections

There is now hope that savvy legal and political strategies really can begin to upend gerrymandering across the country.

Sep 4, 2019 / John Nichols

Boris Johnson protest

Brexit Gives Its Former Colonies a Whiff of Schadenfreude Brexit Gives Its Former Colonies a Whiff of Schadenfreude

Britain is learning what many of its former colonies already know: Democracy requires constant vigilance.

Aug 30, 2019 / Nanjala Nyabola

Protest outside Chase

Big Business Is Suddenly Showing a Conscience. But Is That Enough? Big Business Is Suddenly Showing a Conscience. But Is That Enough?

Corporate America is worried. And that alone is a reason to be optimistic.

Aug 27, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

sansour muslim americans activists

Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Listen to American Muslims Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Listen to American Muslims

We’re a significant voting bloc in key battleground states—and we have discovered the power of our collective voice.

Aug 23, 2019 / Linda Sarsour

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