Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane Sanders and Warren Are Widening the Democratic Party’s Left Lane
They’ve dominated the discourse and upended our traditional politics.
Oct 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room
The Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress.
Oct 15, 2019 / Feature / David M. Perry
When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can’t Forget About Nuclear Weapons
Both are existential threats, but only one is getting the attention it deserves.
Oct 14, 2019 / Matt Korda
Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them Here’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them
Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair Mark Pocan has a great idea: If Trump appointees block congressional testimony, block their paychecks.
Oct 12, 2019 / John Nichols
Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance
Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.
Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Bernie Sanders Spoke Today About His Heart Attack—and His Purpose Bernie Sanders Spoke Today About His Heart Attack—and His Purpose
In poignant and powerful language, the senator is making the connection between his recent hospitalization and the fight for Medicare for All.
Oct 10, 2019 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Shows Us How to Fight a Smear Elizabeth Warren Shows Us How to Fight a Smear
But Democrats shouldn’t have to keep refuting garbage stories, especially sexist ones.
Oct 10, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Don’t Let Impeachment Conceal Trump’s Serial Derelictions of Duty Don’t Let Impeachment Conceal Trump’s Serial Derelictions of Duty
It is up to independent media, citizen movements, and presidential candidates to challenge what will be left out of the impeachment proceedings.
Oct 8, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is Cory Booker Still Running For President? Why Is Cory Booker Still Running For President?
Down in the polls, ignored by the media, Booker refuses to quit.
Oct 8, 2019 / Feature / Gene Seymour
The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill The ‘Public Option’ on Health Care Is a Poison Pill
Some Democratic candidates are pushing it as a free-choice version of Medicare for All. That’s good rhetoric but bad policy.
Oct 7, 2019 / Feature / David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler