Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course
If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.
Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls
Angry, prickly, and paranoid, the president struggled to defend his record when challenged by a tough journalist and ordinary Americans.
Oct 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
A Calm, Cool, and Presidential Joe Biden Won the ‘Debate’ That Wasn’t A Calm, Cool, and Presidential Joe Biden Won the ‘Debate’ That Wasn’t
In stark contrast to Trump’s desperate bravado, Biden explained, “It is the presidential responsibility to lead.”
Oct 16, 2020 / John Nichols
Democrats Should Stop Worrying About Debating Climate Change Democrats Should Stop Worrying About Debating Climate Change
Creating millions of union jobs while building a clean energy economy is a winning argument the party should welcome rather than avoid.
Oct 15, 2020 / Karthik Ganapathy
Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal
Everyone’s talking about it—but in most journalism there’s no telling what the Green New Deal actually is.
Oct 14, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer
Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.
Oct 14, 2020 / William D. Hartung
What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity What History Tells Us About Trump’s Implosion and Biden’s Opportunity
Political scientist Stephen Skowronek discusses whether a President Biden could become an era-shaping leader.
Oct 12, 2020 / Q&A / Richard Kreitner
The Democrats Need to Prepare for the Supreme Court to Overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’ The Democrats Need to Prepare for the Supreme Court to Overturn ‘Roe v. Wade’
Biden has promised to codify abortion rights should the new, more conservative court overturn Roe. It’s a solution that sounds good but is far from sufficient.
Oct 7, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant Trump May Be Infectious, but He’s Still Ignorant
Testing positive for Covid-19 has done nothing to change the president’s thinking about the pandemic.
Oct 5, 2020 / Jeet Heer
‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Doesn’t Understand the Middle Class
Joe Biden has a preposterous definition of the middle class that as president would hamper his ability to enact smart policies.
Oct 5, 2020 / Bryce Covert