Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police Democrats Should Talk Even More About Defunding the Police
The greatest upside for congressional Democrats is to solidify their strength with the young people by embracing popular progressive policy positions.
Apr 19, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Democratic Socialist Rana Abdelhamid Takes On a New York Incumbent Democratic Socialist Rana Abdelhamid Takes On a New York Incumbent
"I came to organizing both from a class perspective and also just growing up post-9/11 as a Muslim New Yorker,” the candidate told The Nation.
Apr 15, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?
The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.
Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Progressives Call for Action on the Yemen Blockade Progressives Call for Action on the Yemen Blockade
Nearly 80 congressional Democrats have called on the Biden administration to increase pressure on Saudi Arabia to lift the blockade immediately.
Apr 13, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump Biden Wants to Spend Even More on Defense than Trump
The president’s plan to hike Pentagon spending draws a rebuke from progressives.
Apr 13, 2021 / John Nichols
Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline
But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.
Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé
McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery
The minority leader has a problem with corporations that call out Jim Crow voting restrictions. But he’s still happy to take their dirty money,
Apr 9, 2021 / John Nichols
How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill
Derek Chauvin’s defense team is hoping that the 1989 Graham v. Connor ruling will be his ticket to acquittal.
Apr 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Karen Carter Peterson’s Ready to Bring Some ‘Don’t Mess Around’ Progressivism to D.C. Karen Carter Peterson’s Ready to Bring Some ‘Don’t Mess Around’ Progressivism to D.C.
The New Orleans legislator is for Medicare For All, a Green New Deal, and living wages. And she knows how to call out white supremacists.
Apr 8, 2021 / John Nichols
Progressive Democrats Face Resistance on Infrastructure Progressive Democrats Face Resistance on Infrastructure
The party is split between a stubborn establishment and what some activists see as its overly conciliatory left flank.
Apr 7, 2021 / Aída Chávez