Progressivism

Trump Oval Office address

We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice

As the new House majority rolls out its agenda, outlets should reevaluate how they cover politics and policy.

Jan 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Why the Ideas Primary Matters Why the Ideas Primary Matters

What’s important now is to hold the media accountable for reporting on the substance of the ideas fairly, not simply on the glitz and gossip of the campaigns.

Jan 8, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun

The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun The Battle Over NAFTA 2.0 Has Just Begun

Progressives must fight strategically to improve it—if they don’t, the consequences could be devastating.

Dec 21, 2018 / Feature / Lori Wallach

The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll

The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll The 2018 Progressive Honor Roll

​Progressives were on the move this year, and they weren’t just resisting Trump—they were outlining the alternative to Trumpism.

Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sunrise Movement

2018: The Year of the Progressive 2018: The Year of the Progressive

John Nichols on politics, Erwin Chemerinsky on Obamacare, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on left internationalism.

Dec 20, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal

It’s smart politics and smart policy—and it’s enormously popular with the public.

Dec 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sanders-Warren Rally in Boston

Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment

It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.

Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nancy Pelosi News Conference

If Nancy Pelosi Is the Most Progressive Candidate, She Should Be the Next Speaker If Nancy Pelosi Is the Most Progressive Candidate, She Should Be the Next Speaker

Her opponents don’t have a candidate, and they don’t have a program. 

Nov 20, 2018 / John Nichols

Central California farm

Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote Progressives Point the Way to Recapturing the Rural Vote

Democrats would do well to remember a fundamental truth that this year’s elections only amplified: Real power is built from the bottom up.

Nov 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Election Protesters

Whatever Happens in the Midterms, Trump Will Get Worse Before Anything Gets Better Whatever Happens in the Midterms, Trump Will Get Worse Before Anything Gets Better

And yet—I’m headed out to vote.

Nov 6, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

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