Campaigns and Elections

Biden Is a Problem for Democrats in Pennsylvania

Biden Is a Problem for Democrats in Pennsylvania Biden Is a Problem for Democrats in Pennsylvania

Activists are mobilized to win back this crucial swing state. But they’re not excited by Biden.

Apr 7, 2020 / Feature / Jeet Heer

Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy

Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy Wisconsin’s In-Person Voting Threatens Health and Democracy

Officials can protect voters by adopting a plan for extended absentee balloting.

Apr 6, 2020 / John Nichols

‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’

‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’ ‘People Should Not Be Forced to Put Their Lives on the Line to Vote’

Bernie Sanders and Wisconsin Democrats want to delay the state’s April 7 primary to keep voters safe, But, so far, the election’s still on.

Apr 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Three Truths and a Lie: a Version for Organizers

Three Truths and a Lie: a Version for Organizers Three Truths and a Lie: a Version for Organizers

The current crisis could be the time when a different world becomes real—if liberal and left forces work together.

Apr 2, 2020 / Deepak Bhargava and Dorian T. Warren

Cuomo speaking from Jacob Javits Center

Can Andrew Cuomo Become FDR? Can Andrew Cuomo Become FDR?

The answer lies in whether he continues to embrace society’s fundamental inequalities.

Mar 31, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How to Win in Wisconsin

How to Win in Wisconsin How to Win in Wisconsin

Democrats have a shot to win the state in the November presidential election, but the 2020 strategy has to speak directly to Wisconsinites’ needs.

Mar 30, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols

This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like

This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like This Is What an Opposition Party Is Supposed to Sound Like

Bernie Sanders’s moral outrage and devastating sarcasm struck back against a GOP assault on poor and low-income workers. 

Mar 27, 2020 / John Nichols

Candi Brings Plenty prays outside SD capitol

To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State

Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.

Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

Our Planet of Missing Beauties

Our Planet of Missing Beauties Our Planet of Missing Beauties

America’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic mirrors a world that seems to be breaking apart.

Mar 25, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

Time to enact vote-by-mail.

Mar 24, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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