The Blue Wave Is Just Getting Started The Blue Wave Is Just Getting Started
Real talk: We can’t undo decades of Republican maneuvering in just 18 months. It will take years of hard work, day in and day out.
Nov 8, 2018 / Amanda Litman
5 Lessons for the New Activist-Lawmaker Wave 5 Lessons for the New Activist-Lawmaker Wave
A veteran left state lawmaker reflects on lessons learned from over 30 years of battling corporate power.
Nov 8, 2018 / Paul G. Pinsky
Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue
This is what heroism looks like… Lost in translation… Humph!…
Nov 8, 2018 / Our Readers
A New Generation of Activists Is in the House A New Generation of Activists Is in the House
And they beat the GOP in the only truly national competition this fall.
Nov 7, 2018 / John Nichols
Last Night, the Feminist Insurgency Hit the Polls—and Now It’s Headed to Congress Last Night, the Feminist Insurgency Hit the Polls—and Now It’s Headed to Congress
Women candidates won big—and a larger proportion of women voters went more Democratic than in any midterms before.
Nov 7, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall
Progressives picked up some sweet victories, but Election Day also brought some sobering lessons.
Nov 7, 2018 / D.D. Guttenplan
The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow
The midterms revealed a country still divided, but a string of noteworthy progressive victories provides a road map for a more perfect union.
Nov 7, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
Winning the House, Democrats Vow to Check and Balance Trump Winning the House, Democrats Vow to Check and Balance Trump
Nancy Pelosi, Elijah Cummings, and Jerry Nadler now have the power to hold the president to account.
Nov 7, 2018 / John Nichols
Whatever Happens in the Midterms, Trump Will Get Worse Before Anything Gets Better Whatever Happens in the Midterms, Trump Will Get Worse Before Anything Gets Better
And yet—I’m headed out to vote.
Nov 6, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
Today Americans Determine Our Political Future Today Americans Determine Our Political Future
Five contests that could signal where we’re headed on climate change, criminal-justice reform, financial reform, net neutrality, and militarism.
Nov 6, 2018 / John Nichols