The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side The DCCC and the DSCC Are Not On Our Side
We won’t come close to the changes this country desperately needs unless progressives transform the Democratic Party from within.
May 27, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage
The Supreme Court Just Streamlined the Process for Bribing Senators The Supreme Court Just Streamlined the Process for Bribing Senators
Ted Cruz manufactured a case to upend anti-corruption provisions, and it worked.
May 17, 2022 / John Nichols
Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives
With New York’s lieutenant governor out of action, the path to power for veteran activist Ana María Archila just got a lot easier. But only if supporters can raise the funds that w...
Apr 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan
New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition
Though the role has little power, in recent years the state’s governors-in-waiting have often moved up. Can Ana María Archila make the road from activist to statewide office?
Mar 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan
And the Winner of a Safe Seat in Congress Is… Elise Stefanik! And the Winner of a Safe Seat in Congress Is… Elise Stefanik!
Donald Trump’s upstate cheerleader turns out to be one of the chief beneficiaries of New York State’s congressional redistricting.
Mar 14, 2022 / Tom Gogola
Nina Turner Is Still Mad As Hell, and Running for Congress (Again) Nina Turner Is Still Mad As Hell, and Running for Congress (Again)
If you thought the former Ohio state senator and Bernie Sanders surrogate was going to quietly fade into the background after her primary loss last year, think again.
Feb 11, 2022 / A. Bryan Johnson
Has Big Pharma Bought Enough Democrats to Derail Biden’s Plan? Has Big Pharma Bought Enough Democrats to Derail Biden’s Plan?
If Democrats allow the party’s Manchinema wing to derail prescription drug pricing reforms, they could lose their ability to govern.
Sep 23, 2021 / Column / John Nichols
Fighting Inequality After Occupy Wall Street Fighting Inequality After Occupy Wall Street
Policies to address America’s enormous wealth disparities are now on the political map in a way they weren’t before Occupy Wall Street.
Sep 20, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Kyrsten Sinema’s Grapes of Wealth Kyrsten Sinema’s Grapes of Wealth
The Arizona senator’s wine-soaked politics offer a bold and colorful bouquet of disparate notes, with a hint of corruption.
Sep 16, 2021 / Tom Gogola
Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich
A new study reveals that Johnson’s “principled” stand for tax reform may enrich two of his campaign donors by half a billion dollars.
Aug 16, 2021 / John Nichols