Campaigns and Elections

Fight for 15

The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change

The Raise the Wage Act is a winning issue for progressive candidates.

Jul 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren The Overlooked Difference Between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren

It’s their approach to party politics—not policy—that truly sets the progressive senators apart.

Jul 23, 2019 / Aidan Smith

Democratic Debates

Every Pundit Urging Moderation Was Wrong in 2016, and They’re Wrong Now Every Pundit Urging Moderation Was Wrong in 2016, and They’re Wrong Now

The difference is that this time, progressives will not negotiate with hostage-takers.

Jul 19, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America

Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America

I know this because he’s cribbing lines from an interview with Omar on the Next Left podcast.

Jul 18, 2019 / John Nichols

Who’s Afraid of William Barr?

Who’s Afraid of William Barr? Who’s Afraid of William Barr?

Liberals and other Democrats seem to want to cover up the CIA’s role in Russiagate.

Jul 17, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

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Letters From the July 29-August 5, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 29-August 5, 2019, Issue

In defense of aesthetes… The imperfect vs. the irredeemable… Pigs in space…

Jul 16, 2019 / Our Readers

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump There’s One Heresy That Sets Bernie Apart From All Other Dem Contenders to Unseat Trump

And it’s not simply that he calls himself a socialist.

Jul 16, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Is ‘Veep’ Still Funny?

Is ‘Veep’ Still Funny? Is ‘Veep’ Still Funny?

The show’s vicious political satire defined a decade of comedy, but its last season lacked the same punch.

Jul 16, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Women's March 2017

To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets! To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets!

The Trump administration gets more malicious, harmful, and absurd every day. So why aren’t many of us outside protesting? 

Jul 15, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Protesters demand Trump’s impeachment

When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach When Trump Is Tweeting Racist Attacks on Progressive Democratic Women, It’s Time to Impeach

Rashida Tlaib sums it up: “Want a response to a lawless and complete failure of a President? He needs to be impeached.”

Jul 15, 2019 / John Nichols

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