Campaigns and Elections

Want Serious Progressive Change? Fight for Structural Election Reforms.

Want Serious Progressive Change? Fight for Structural Election Reforms. Want Serious Progressive Change? Fight for Structural Election Reforms.

That’s the only way we’ll be able to challenge the GOP minority’s hold on power, after so many years of gerrymandering and voter suppression.

Oct 22, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

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Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War

The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.

Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

More Than a Campaign: Bernie’s Candidacy Is a Movement

More Than a Campaign: Bernie’s Candidacy Is a Movement More Than a Campaign: Bernie’s Candidacy Is a Movement

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Bernie Sanders on Saturday before a crowd of 20,000 supporters calling for revolution.

Oct 21, 2019 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

The Real Trouble With Tulsi

The Real Trouble With Tulsi The Real Trouble With Tulsi

Hillary Clinton is wrong again. Gabbard is no Russian asset but a narrow nationalist.

Oct 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift

Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift

Democrats are again becoming the party of secretive hearings and an all-consuming, bureaucrat-driven scandal.

Oct 18, 2019 / Aaron Maté

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Centrist Democrats Want You to Think They’re the Big Boys on the Stage Centrist Democrats Want You to Think They’re the Big Boys on the Stage

To stall the progressive momentum, the centrists are trying to recast their ideas as more pragmatic. The problem is, they’re not.

Oct 17, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election

Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election

Always upbeat and killing it in the debates, Jagmeet Singh of the progressive NDP is picking up steam before next week’s election. If only good ideas were enough to sway voters.

Oct 17, 2019 / Steven Zhou

Kshama Sawant Fight for 15

Amazon Is Spending Big to Oust Seattle’s Socialist Council Member Amazon Is Spending Big to Oust Seattle’s Socialist Council Member

The tech giant has poured an unprecedented $1.45 million to influence Seattle’s City Council races. Can Kshama Sawant keep her seat?

Oct 17, 2019 / Hallie Golden

In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement

In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement

Do you accept the lie, and relative stability, of the old count? Or do you push toward truth with a new census, no matter the consequences?

Oct 17, 2019 / Amos Barshad

AOC Knows What She’s Doing

AOC Knows What She’s Doing AOC Knows What She’s Doing

What are the risks and benefits of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders?

Oct 16, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

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