On the Campaign Trail, Anguish Over the Kavanaugh Nomination Is a Powerful Motivation On the Campaign Trail, Anguish Over the Kavanaugh Nomination Is a Powerful Motivation
Women candidates in Georgia remembered Anita Hill, believed Dr. Christine Blasey Ford—and put their anger into campaigning.
Oct 2, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Don’t Count Out Ben Jealous and His Progressive Message for Maryland Don’t Count Out Ben Jealous and His Progressive Message for Maryland
A massive mobilization of an anti-Trump, heavily female, and African American base in a very blue state could lead to a November surprise.
Oct 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters From the October 22, 2018, Issue Letters From the October 22, 2018, Issue
Lessons From and for AOC Thank you for an excellent cover story, “The AOC Effect,” about the Democratic Party’s new rock star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [Sept. 10/17]. Although I am…
Sep 27, 2018 / Our Readers
In These Red States, the Health of More Than 450,000 People Is on the Ballot In These Red States, the Health of More Than 450,000 People Is on the Ballot
The Koch brothers and Big Tobacco are fighting initiatives to expand Medicaid in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and Utah.
Sep 26, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter
Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy
A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.
Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Donald Trump’s War on Democracy Donald Trump’s War on Democracy
The president’s actions have been much more sinister than just tantrums and Twitter antics.
Sep 24, 2018 / John Feffer
Michael Moore: How Democrats Paved the Way to Trump Michael Moore: How Democrats Paved the Way to Trump
Moore’s new film Fahrenheit 11/9 opens September 21.
Sep 21, 2018 / Jon Wiener
The Brazilian Elite’s Plan to Destroy the Workers’ Party Has Failed The Brazilian Elite’s Plan to Destroy the Workers’ Party Has Failed
The party’s Fernando Haddad is rising in the polls, but the neofascist—and front-runner—Jair Bolsonaro is gaining elite support.
Sep 21, 2018 / Andy Robinson
Why the Best New Deal Is a Green New Deal Why the Best New Deal Is a Green New Deal
Energized Democrats are learning from their activist base that a sustainable and just environmental plan is not only good policy, it’s good politics.
Sep 18, 2018 / Greg Carlock and Sean McElwee
The Reason Julia Salazar Won The Reason Julia Salazar Won
A core of true believers were the backbone of her campaign. How should they handle accounts of her dishonesty?
Sep 18, 2018 / Annie Shields