We Need Activists to Make Politicians Better We Need Activists to Make Politicians Better
A. Philip Randolph taught us that pressuring candidates and presidents is necessary—for them and for movements.
Aug 12, 2015 / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton Joins Debt-Free College Push With a Big Plan Hillary Clinton Joins Debt-Free College Push With a Big Plan
All three major Democratic candidates embrace the idea of free public higher education.
Aug 11, 2015 / George Zornick
National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders
This is the first major endorsement for Senator Sanders, as unions divide their support between the candidates.
Aug 10, 2015 / John Nichols
‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate
Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.
Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen
American Democracy Has to Do Better Than This American Democracy Has to Do Better Than This
And we’re the ones who are going to have to change it.
Aug 6, 2015 / Naked Democracy / William Greider
With Bernie’s People in Vermont With Bernie’s People in Vermont
There’s a strong sense here that with Sanders, what you see is what you get—and that’s resonating with voters elsewhere, too.
Jul 30, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Republicans Have Been Trumped; Democrats Can Organize Better Debates The Republicans Have Been Trumped; Democrats Can Organize Better Debates
Both parties have their work cut out for them when it comes to improving their primary debates.
Jul 28, 2015 / John Nichols
Dodd-Frank Needs 3 Big Things to Be Finished Dodd-Frank Needs 3 Big Things to Be Finished
The financial reforms of 2010 did some real good, but the law hasn’t been fully implemented yet.
Jul 21, 2015 / George Zornick
Elizabeth Warren Just Issued a Major Challenge to All Presidential Contenders Elizabeth Warren Just Issued a Major Challenge to All Presidential Contenders
Warren urges the candidates (read: Hillary Clinton) to push for legislation that would curb Wall Street’s influence in politics.
Jul 17, 2015 / George Zornick
Letters From the August 3-10, 2015, Issue Letters From the August 3-10, 2015, Issue
Ready or not, here she comes?; the matter with Kansas; resurrecting Berryman; signifying nothing…
Jul 16, 2015 / Letters / Our Readers