Democrats Don’t Need David Brooks Democrats Don’t Need David Brooks
Appealing to Never Trump Republicans would cost Democrats their base.
Jul 3, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring One of the Year’s Biggest Labor Disputes Democratic Candidates Are Ignoring One of the Year’s Biggest Labor Disputes
Their hunger for Hollywood money is leading them to duck the important fight between the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Talent Agents.
Jul 3, 2019 / Keli Goff
Eleven Black Trans Women Have Been Murdered This Year. It’s Time for Another Uprising. Eleven Black Trans Women Have Been Murdered This Year. It’s Time for Another Uprising.
A recent survey of black communities in America found that for transgender people, the threat of violence is the biggest concern.
Jul 3, 2019 / Alicia Garza
Sorry ‘Washington Post’—Bernie Sanders Is Right About Economic Inequality Sorry ‘Washington Post’—Bernie Sanders Is Right About Economic Inequality
The senator should not be taking heat for using “numbers that add up” to make a point about economic injustice.
Jul 2, 2019 / John Nichols
Tulsi Gabbard Is Right: War and Nuclear Proliferation Are Local Issues Tulsi Gabbard Is Right: War and Nuclear Proliferation Are Local Issues
The presidential contender is warning mayors that misguided and misdirected foreign policies cost cities vital resources.
Jul 1, 2019 / John Nichols
Moderate Democrats Should Worry About Their Own 2020 Candidates, Not the Left’s Moderate Democrats Should Worry About Their Own 2020 Candidates, Not the Left’s
Prominent voices at The New York Times can’t imagine that bold ideas and big plans might be the best way to animate an anti-Trump backlash.
Jul 1, 2019 / Joan Walsh
A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative
Black voters are wary of Mayor Pete, for good reasons.
Jul 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Working Families Party and a New Class of Progressive Lawmakers Are Revolutionizing Albany The Working Families Party and a New Class of Progressive Lawmakers Are Revolutionizing Albany
A new generation of lawmakers have stormed New York’s state legislature and have been quick to enact meaningful reforms.
Jul 1, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash
Industry and belligerence won out over climate legislation.
Jun 28, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
The Second Democratic Debate Proved That Bernie Really Has Transformed the Party The Second Democratic Debate Proved That Bernie Really Has Transformed the Party
His ideas now frame the debate in the Democratic Party—an extraordinary victory for progressives
Jun 28, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage