The Other Mandela Is Going to Help End Scott Walker’s Governorship The Other Mandela Is Going to Help End Scott Walker’s Governorship
Economic and social- and racial-justice activist Mandela Barnes was just nominated for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.
Aug 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Can Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Become the Next Progressive Woman to Unseat an Incumbent? Can Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Become the Next Progressive Woman to Unseat an Incumbent?
The Muslim mother of seven is betting that she, too, can take down a high-ranking career politician, in Massachusetts’s First Congressional District.
Aug 17, 2018 / Will Meyer
The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas The Democratic Insurgency Is Winning the War of Ideas
Some of its candidates have won, others have lost. But the movement is succeeding where it counts.
Aug 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Sanction Mania vs. Russia Sanction Mania vs. Russia
For nearly 100 years, Russia has been under US sanctions, often to the detriment of American national security.
Aug 15, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect
The Democratic party’s new rock star is storming the country on behalf of insurgent populists.
Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
The Left Is Winning Even When It Loses The Left Is Winning Even When It Loses
Tough primaries don’t change the fact that leftist policies are very popular.
Aug 13, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Jon Green, and Colin McAuliffe
Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night
This week’s primaries were won by both democratic socialists and progressive democrats. Who didn’t win? Centrists.
Aug 9, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Rashida Tlaib Is Running for Congress on a Mission to Expand Civil-Rights Protections Rashida Tlaib Is Running for Congress on a Mission to Expand Civil-Rights Protections
This Michigan congressional nominee has a big vision for renewing and building upon the promise of the Civil Rights Act.
Aug 9, 2018 / John Nichols
Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service
The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.
Aug 7, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed ‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed
The Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan discusses the viability of progressive politics in the Midwest.
Aug 3, 2018 / Q&A / Joseph Hogan