Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to ICE by Canceling Their Contracts With the Agency Cities Are Saying ‘No’ to ICE by Canceling Their Contracts With the Agency
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, June 2018: From Austin to Toledo and beyond.
Jul 2, 2018 / Sophie Kasakove
Ben Jealous Is Ready to Make Maryland America’s Laboratory of Democracy Ben Jealous Is Ready to Make Maryland America’s Laboratory of Democracy
The former NAACP head’s big win in a key gubernatorial primary sets him up as a Democrat who can run and win with a bold progressive vision.
Jun 29, 2018 / John Nichols
We’re Going to Abolish ICE We’re Going to Abolish ICE
It’s just the beginning, but candidates across the country are starting to step up.
Jun 28, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?
If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.
Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Social Movements Could Propel López Obrador to Victory Social Movements Could Propel López Obrador to Victory
Mexico’s upcoming general election may be decided by voters who are fed up with the status quo.
Jun 27, 2018 / Ruth Conniff
Gerrymandering Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court is allowing controversial district maps to stand and be used in this fall's midterm elections.
Jun 26, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Swearing Off Corporate Cash: A Q&A With Saira Rao Swearing Off Corporate Cash: A Q&A With Saira Rao
The former Wall Street lawyer wants Democrats to commit to economic reform and racial justice.
Jun 25, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Ben Jealous Shakes Up Maryland Politics Ben Jealous Shakes Up Maryland Politics
The former head of the NAACP is running for governor on a progressive platform that’s won endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and The Baltimore Sun.
Jun 25, 2018 / John Nichols
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power
The insurgent candidate from the Bronx is challenging Democrat Joseph Crowley with a scrappy grassroots campaign and a platform based on economic justice.
Jun 22, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Scott Walker Is Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Enabler Scott Walker Is Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Enabler
When other Republicans challenged Trump’s cruelty on immigration, the governor of Wisconsin made himself the president’s willing accomplice.
Jun 22, 2018 / John Nichols