The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas
Some of its candidates have won, others have lost. But the movement is succeeding where it counts.
Aug 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect
The Democratic party’s new rock star is storming the country on behalf of insurgent populists.
Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?
A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Cynthia Nixon’s Platform Aligns With Democratic Socialist Principles, and With the Future Cynthia Nixon’s Platform Aligns With Democratic Socialist Principles, and With the Future
Democrats must recognize that radical social and economic changes demand a new politics.
Jul 11, 2018 / John Nichols
What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph What the Media Got Wrong About Ocasio-Cortez’s Triumph
The focus on her identity obscured the democratic socialist nature of her campaign—which put the lie to claims that the Sanders insurgency is “flailing.”
Jul 3, 2018 / The Nation
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins as a Democratic Socialist With a 21st-Century Vision Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins as a Democratic Socialist With a 21st-Century Vision
With a values-based campaign that championed Medicare for All and the abolition of ICE, the 28-year-old Latina beat a top Democratic incumbent.
Jun 27, 2018 / John Nichols
The Economic Numbers Are Cheery, but Don’t Believe the Hype The Economic Numbers Are Cheery, but Don’t Believe the Hype
If there is not a dramatic turn in course, the next downturn will erase what gains there have been and leave most Americans in worse straits.
Jun 5, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Socialism Is on a Winning Streak Socialism Is on a Winning Streak
Four candidates backed by Democratic Socialists of America won Pennsylvania primaries Tuesday, and come November they could all be legislators.
May 18, 2018 / John Nichols
In Marx’s Republic In Marx’s Republic
Did Capital offer us visions of freedom as well as domination?
Apr 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Luban
Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy Could It Happen Here? Donald Trump, Tony Judt, and the Future of American Democracy
Is Trump’s election a step on the road to authoritarianism, or is he an anomaly? That depends—on us.
Mar 6, 2018 / David Cole