Democrats

The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning

The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning The Next Politics Is All About Movements—and It’s Winning

When AOC won in 2018, it was dismissed as a fluke. Now, she says, it’s clear that “the people’s movement...isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.”

Jun 24, 2020 / John Nichols

Eliot Engel

Why Is GOP Money Going to Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel? Why Is GOP Money Going to Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel?

On foreign policy, the 16-term incumbent aligns with the Republicans.

Jun 23, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Laptop

America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency America’s Digital Divide Is an Emergency

Denying high-speed Internet to all Americans puts marginalized groups at risk.

Jun 23, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kids

ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds

Pence claims the pandemic is on its way out. The numbers tell a different story, both in and outside of prisons.

Jun 19, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Charles Booker Is the Democrat With the Best Chance of Beating Mitch McConnell

Charles Booker Is the Democrat With the Best Chance of Beating Mitch McConnell Charles Booker Is the Democrat With the Best Chance of Beating Mitch McConnell

As a new poll points to the insurgent progressive’s strengths as a candidate, progressives say Democrats need to unite behind Booker.

Jun 19, 2020 / John Nichols

This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP

This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP This Isn’t the Way to Push Warren as Biden’s VP

She’d be a great pick. But given that her top rivals are mostly black women, the letter that pushed for her should have tried harder to represent her support among voters of color.

Jun 16, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch

Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch Charles Booker Is Changing the Thinking About Who Beats Mitch

The progressive US Senate candidate is securing big endorsements from those who are tired of “scripted, milquetoast politics.” 

Jun 12, 2020 / John Nichols

Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief

Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief Joe Biden’s Secret Weapon Is Grief

The presumptive Democratic nominee has a gift for empathy that can help him win the election. But will a mourner in chief be able to govern?

Jun 12, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Liberals: Don’t Be Afraid of Calls to Defund the Police

Liberals: Don’t Be Afraid of Calls to Defund the Police Liberals: Don’t Be Afraid of Calls to Defund the Police

The increasingly popular slogan is expanding the nation’s long-overdue debate about what public safety really means.

Jun 9, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Jamaal Bowman Wants to Spend Less on the Pentagon and More on the Bronx

Jamaal Bowman Wants to Spend Less on the Pentagon and More on the Bronx Jamaal Bowman Wants to Spend Less on the Pentagon and More on the Bronx

In his Democratic primary challenge to the House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, a New York educator outlines “a progressive foreign policy.”

Jun 9, 2020 / John Nichols

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