Democrats

Michael Cohen being sworn in to testify before Congress

A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation A Skeptic’s Guide to the Russiagate Fixation

Robert Mueller has yet to allege collusion, and Democrats who accuse Trump of being a Kremlin conspirator are silent when his policies escalate tensions with Russia.

Mar 12, 2019 / Aaron Maté

Stacey Abrams Georgia governor's race

Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office Why Progressive Insurgents Aren’t Waiting for Permission to Run for Office

For too long, the homogeneity of our candidates has suppressed important voices.

Mar 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda

The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda The Governor Who Beat Scott Walker Is Ready to Overturn Walker’s Anti-Labor Agenda

Wisconsin’s Tony Evers moves to upend his predecessor’s “right to work” law and other anti-union, anti-worker provisions.

Mar 7, 2019 / John Nichols

MIchael Cohen testifying

The Real Value of Michael Cohen’s Testimony The Real Value of Michael Cohen’s Testimony

The president’s former personal counsel opened up entire vistas of potential reckoning for Trump and his associates. But the most important venue for accountability remains the US ...

Mar 7, 2019 / John Nichols

Albany sexual harassment hearing

Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue Albany’s Reckoning With Sexual Harassment Is Long Overdue

New York’s governors have barely evolved on the issue in 30 years. Thankfully, its legislature has.

Mar 7, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

Russia Flag

The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’ The Long History of US-Russian ‘Meddling’

The two governments have repeatedly interfered in each other’s domestic politics during the past 100 years—and it’s not all bad.

Mar 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020

Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020 Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020

He’s repeatedly won elections as a pro-labor, anti-war advocate for civil rights and civil liberties in Ohio, where Democrats have increasingly failed. Could he win the presidency?

Mar 6, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

Ro Khanna introduces Yemen resolution

Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy Progressives Are Starting to Define a New Realism for Our National-Security Strategy

The weakest response of Democrats to Trump would be to defend the old foreign-policy consensus.

Mar 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ilhan Omar

The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty The Democratic Party Attacks on Ilhan Omar Are a Travesty

I’m Jewish and have worked against anti-Semitism for decades. I was sitting a few feet from Omar at Busboys & Poets and I heard nothing—nothing—that smacked of anti-Semitism, o...

Mar 5, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis

Jerry Nadler

The Process of Holding Trump Accountable Has Finally Begun The Process of Holding Trump Accountable Has Finally Begun

House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler has moved “to begin the investigations to present the case to the American people about obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of...

Mar 4, 2019 / John Nichols

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