Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War
The Democrats’ failure to advance a bold progressive alternative to President Trump’s belligerent policies and bloated defense budgets is a huge missed opportunity.
May 29, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congress Must Overrule the Supreme Court’s Dramatic Assault on Worker Rights Congress Must Overrule the Supreme Court’s Dramatic Assault on Worker Rights
A ruling in favor of mandatory-arbitration agreements undermines efforts to address wage theft and raises new concerns about discrimination.
May 24, 2018 / John Nichols
Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts
McCarthyism and firsthand recollections of Soviet surveillance practices.
May 23, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents
The progressive base of the Democratic Party is revolting against the centrist, big-money politics that have proved so ruinous.
May 22, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Are So Many Democrats Afraid of Impeachment? Why Are So Many Democrats Afraid of Impeachment?
Party leaders need to make clear that impeachment is always valid when there is evidence of presidential wrongdoing, cover-ups, and corruption of justice.
May 21, 2018 / John Nichols
Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism
Just as as McCarthyism did decades ago, Trumpism conceals the Republican Party’s long-term program to dismantle the public sector.
May 21, 2018 / Ellen Schrecker
More Democratic-Primary Results Confirm That the Resistance Is Real—and Real Female More Democratic-Primary Results Confirm That the Resistance Is Real—and Real Female
It was another great night for progressives and women—and especially women progressives.
May 16, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans Trump’s Brutal Policies Target the Most Vulnerable Americans
The administration is using the pretense of fiscal responsibility to slash programs for the poor and people of color.
May 15, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
These Members of Congress Are Trying to Visit Gaza—Israel Should Let Them Do So These Members of Congress Are Trying to Visit Gaza—Israel Should Let Them Do So
Representatives Mark Pocan, Dan Kildee, and Hank Johnson Jr. were denied the opportunity to witness conditions on the ground firsthand.
May 14, 2018 / John Nichols
Why Didn’t Pro-Choice Groups Support This Pro-Choice Woman in Nebraska? Why Didn’t Pro-Choice Groups Support This Pro-Choice Woman in Nebraska?
Kara Eastman’s opponent in the Nebraska-2 congressional race is not anti-choice—anymore—but still, Eastman deserved these groups’ support.
May 11, 2018 / Katha Pollitt