Progressives Aim to Push Hillary on Wall Street Reform Progressives Aim to Push Hillary on Wall Street Reform
Clinton pleased activists with her speech earlier this week, but won’t be backing one key reform.
Jul 15, 2015 / George Zornick
Scott Walker Thinks Minimum Wage Is a ‘Lame Idea’ Scott Walker Thinks Minimum Wage Is a ‘Lame Idea’
The Republican Party used to back fair wages, but the anti-labor governor of Wisconsin is running against that legacy.
Jul 14, 2015 / John Nichols
Why North Carolina Is the New Selma Why North Carolina Is the New Selma
Selma in 1965 and North Carolina in 2015 show how far conservative white Southerners will go to maintain political power.
Jul 14, 2015 / Ari Berman
How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen How Obama Can Hurt the Kochs With One Stroke of His Pen
In the battle against dark money, we can only lose by doing nothing.
Jul 14, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Never-Ending Torture of Campaign Season The Never-Ending Torture of Campaign Season
It’s like being trapped in a real-life comments thread with no escape.
Jul 14, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
The Mainstream Media Downsize American Politics The Mainstream Media Downsize American Politics
Writing Bernie Sanders off as a fringe candidate is a disservice to voters.
Jul 13, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Press Room
Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda
Clinton is a politician who believes in pragmatism, and she has come to believe that it is pragmatic to run an explicitly liberal campaign.
Jul 13, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Scott Walker Campaigns Against Unions, Wages, and Weekends Scott Walker Campaigns Against Unions, Wages, and Weekends
On the eve of his presidential announcement, the governor signed an anti-worker budget. Now he wants to do to America what he did to Wisconsin.
Jul 13, 2015 / John Nichols
July 13, 1960: John F. Kennedy Secures the Democratic Presidential Nomination July 13, 1960: John F. Kennedy Secures the Democratic Presidential Nomination
How “a young man without an impressive political record, without a program, without broad rank-and-file support,” won the presidency.
Jul 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 12, 1984: Walter Mondale Announces Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate July 12, 1984: Walter Mondale Announces Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate
“Her prominent role in a Mondale Administration would secure more attention for the feminist agenda.”
Jul 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner