Campaigns and Elections

Trump War Protest Bethesda

Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt? Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt?

The lives lost and money wasted are real. The only question is who has the courage to state that the emperor has no clothes.

Jan 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Muller in June, 2017

The Right-Wing Scandal Machine Is Now Targeting Mueller and the FBI The Right-Wing Scandal Machine Is Now Targeting Mueller and the FBI

And that poses a serious threat to the separation of powers and the rule of law.

Jan 16, 2018 / Joshua Holland

MLK at Peace Rally

Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957 Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957

And that’s a mark of how endangered voting rights are right now.

Jan 15, 2018 / Barbara Arnwine and John Nichols

Senator Dianne Feinstein

Secrets of the Trump-Russia Dossier Secrets of the Trump-Russia Dossier

There are some eye-popping revelations in the transcript of Glenn Simpson’s testimony before Congress.

Jan 12, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss

Richard Winfield

Meet the First 2018 Candidate to Run on a Federal Jobs Guarantee Meet the First 2018 Candidate to Run on a Federal Jobs Guarantee

And he’s doing it in deep-red rural Georgia.

Jan 12, 2018 / David Dayen

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Letters From the January 29-February 5, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 29-February 5, 2018, Issue

Turning Texas blue?

Jan 11, 2018 / Our Readers

Oprah Winfrey at the Golden Globes

Should Celebrities Really Run For President? Should Celebrities Really Run For President?

John Nichols on Oprah, Harold Meyerson on California’s resistance to Trump, and Father Greg Boyle on ex-gang members.

Jan 11, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

For Zephyr Teachout, Losing an Election Was Just the Start of a New Fight

For Zephyr Teachout, Losing an Election Was Just the Start of a New Fight For Zephyr Teachout, Losing an Election Was Just the Start of a New Fight

In the past year, she’s taken on Trump, Google, the FCC, and the New York State Senate.

Jan 10, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

CASA de Maryland, an immigration advocacy and assistance organization, holds a rally in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country Don’t Let Trump Force Nearly 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants to Leave the Country

You can also let your representatives know where you stand on net neutrality and join a state-based campaign to expand voting rights.

Jan 9, 2018 / NationAction

Trump White House USA Hat

Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism Trump’s Policies Offer Plutocracy on Steroids, Not Economic Populism

Democrats must expose the president’s broken promise to working people.

Jan 9, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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