Democrats

Pelosi Announces an Impeachment Inquiry. Now Congress Has to Get It Right

Pelosi Announces an Impeachment Inquiry. Now Congress Has to Get It Right Pelosi Announces an Impeachment Inquiry. Now Congress Has to Get It Right

Five things to keep in mind, now that Speaker Pelosi says that “the president must be held accountable.”

Sep 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Impeachment Is the Cure for a Constitutional Crisis

Impeachment Is the Cure for a Constitutional Crisis Impeachment Is the Cure for a Constitutional Crisis

Elizabeth Warren gets it: Impeachment isn’t a choice; it’s an urgent duty of the Congress.

Sep 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Biden Might Not Be the One to Beat Trump Biden Might Not Be the One to Beat Trump

As Democratic voters look closer, it’s hard to see Biden as an agent of change.

Sep 24, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 7, 2019, Issue

Sold out, again… Blame the media?…

Sep 24, 2019 / Letters / Our Readers

2020’s Most In-Depth, People-Powered Forum Just Happened in Iowa

2020’s Most In-Depth, People-Powered Forum Just Happened in Iowa 2020’s Most In-Depth, People-Powered Forum Just Happened in Iowa

Here's how Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, and Castro did when they were challenged to answer tough questions about Medicare for All, racial profiling, and housing justice.

Sep 23, 2019 / John Nichols

Edward Snowden Is a 2020 Election Issue

Edward Snowden Is a 2020 Election Issue Edward Snowden Is a 2020 Election Issue

The Trump administration is suing the whistle-blower over his new book. But what would a Democratic president do? That’s a good debate question.

Sep 20, 2019 / John Nichols

Warren Washington Square

The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified

Nobody owns the working class—or the warrant of “History.”

Sep 19, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Russian Jets and Flags

Will Russia Be Driven From the West? Will Russia Be Driven From the West?

American opponents of readmitting Moscow to the former G8 fail to understand the consequences.

Sep 18, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bustos and Pelosi

In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface In Repairing Its Image, the DCCC Has Only Scratched the Surface

If the committee truly wants to diversify and strengthen the Democratic caucus, it should put its money where its mouth is.

Sep 18, 2019 / Steve Phillips

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket

Congress needs to investigate the connection between Trump’s belligerence and the Arab monarchy’s wealth.

Sep 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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