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The Democratic Establishment Has No Message of Its Own The Democratic Establishment Has No Message of Its Own

Gary Younge says that’s a big problem.

Aug 27, 2018 / Jon Wiener

McCain and Feingold

John McCain and Russ Feingold’s Joint Effort to Restore Democracy John McCain and Russ Feingold’s Joint Effort to Restore Democracy

The two very different senators established a working relationship to challenge the money power that even in the 1990s was beginning to render the Capitol dysfunctional.

Aug 27, 2018 / John Nichols

Beto O'Rourke Texas

Beto O’Rourke Has Found a New Way to Run for the US Senate From Texas Beto O’Rourke Has Found a New Way to Run for the US Senate From Texas

And it’s working.

Aug 24, 2018 / John Nichols

Kayla Reed Portrait

How Brunch Helped Defeat a 7-Term Incumbent How Brunch Helped Defeat a 7-Term Incumbent

Action St. Louis has proved electoral politics don’t have to be boring.

Aug 24, 2018 / Jacqui Germain

Mexico Airport Protest

What Does the Mexican Left Think of Mexico’s ‘Leftist’ President-Elect? What Does the Mexican Left Think of Mexico’s ‘Leftist’ President-Elect?

Indigenous movements and longtime organizers are wary as they wait to see how much action will follow AMLO’s campaign promises.

Aug 23, 2018 / Madeleine Wattenbarger

John Brennan

What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals What the Brennan Affair Really Reveals

Valorizing an ex-CIA director and bashing Trump obscures what is truly ominous.

Aug 22, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Michael Cohen hearing

Donald Trump’s Fixer Says the President Engaged in a Criminal Conspiracy to Sway the 2016 Election Donald Trump’s Fixer Says the President Engaged in a Criminal Conspiracy to Sway the 2016 Election

That’s impeachable.

Aug 22, 2018 / John Nichols

Elizabeth Warren Woburn Town Hall

Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader Elizabeth Warren Could Make a Great Run for President as an Anti-Corruption Crusader

She’s got a plan to drain the swamp that is Donald Trump’s Washington. If she takes it on the campaign trail, that’s terrific.

Aug 21, 2018 / John Nichols

In the Dark Days of Trump, There Are Still Sweet Victories to Celebrate

In the Dark Days of Trump, There Are Still Sweet Victories to Celebrate In the Dark Days of Trump, There Are Still Sweet Victories to Celebrate

Progressive victories are reaffirming the shared humanity that Americans across the political spectrum are standing up to defend.

Aug 21, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Randy Bryce Wisconsin

Real Progressive Change Is Happening From the Ground Up Real Progressive Change Is Happening From the Ground Up

In Wisconsin, a new model for building power is blazing a trail for progressive change.

Aug 20, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

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