Campaigns and Elections

Protesters at Women's March

How You Can Join the International Women’s Strike on March 8 How You Can Join the International Women’s Strike on March 8

Strike, march, plug into local campaigns, or find your own way of getting involved.

Mar 1, 2017 / NationAction

Keith Ellison

What Keith Ellison’s Defeat Says About the DNC What Keith Ellison’s Defeat Says About the DNC

Insider Dems simply do not accept the fact that the party must break its bonds with big money and link itself with grassroots activists.

Mar 1, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump on the campaign trail

Is Our President Bonkers? Is Our President Bonkers?

Maybe, but this screwball won because he saw something about the American condition that neither Democrats nor Republicans have the nerve to acknowledge.

Mar 1, 2017 / William Greider

Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’ Trump’s Machismo vs. Sweden’s ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’

Investing in women and girls does much more to keep us safe and promote peace than does spending even greater amounts on weapons designed to cause mass devastation.

Feb 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

perez ellison

If Tom Perez Wants to Rebuild the Democratic Party, He Needs to Go All In If Tom Perez Wants to Rebuild the Democratic Party, He Needs to Go All In

Progressives are outraged at the Trump administration’s attacks on civil liberties and economic rights—and the new DNC chair needs to funnel that energy.

Feb 27, 2017 / Paul Booth

McDonald's Minimum Wage Protest

Demand That Congress and State Lawmakers Reject So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws Demand That Congress and State Lawmakers Reject So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws

With Republicans in control of Congress, the White House, and 32 statehouses across the country, organizers are hard at work beating back so-called “right-to-work” laws.

Feb 27, 2017 / NationAction

Tom Perez DNC

Tom Perez Will Be a Strong Fighter for Civil Rights Tom Perez Will Be a Strong Fighter for Civil Rights

The new DNC chair opposed voter-ID laws, investigated police misconduct, and protected workers’ rights.

Feb 27, 2017 / Ari Berman

Why Keith Ellison Matters

Why Keith Ellison Matters Why Keith Ellison Matters

He recognizes the need for a big-picture approach to political challenges that includes a “Right to Vote Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution.

Feb 24, 2017 / John Nichols

Ed Garvey Progressive Populist

Ed Garvey Was the Progressive Populist Who Inspired Bernie Sanders and Paul Wellstone Ed Garvey Was the Progressive Populist Who Inspired Bernie Sanders and Paul Wellstone

Sanders hails the civil-rights activist, union leader, progressive candidate, and crusader as a hero who forged a new politics.

Feb 23, 2017 / John Nichols

Donald Trump Debate

Mental Issues Mental Issues

“Is It Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill?” —Headline, The New York Times Attempts to divine how this president thinks Will soon turn us into a nation of shrinks. His lie after lie a…

Feb 23, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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