Clinton and Sanders Should Fight Together for a Democratic Platform That Backs DC Statehood Clinton and Sanders Should Fight Together for a Democratic Platform That Backs DC Statehood
Sanders and Clinton are both right: DC statehood is a voting-rights issue and a democracy issue.
May 13, 2016 / John Nichols
Why Is Elizabeth Warren Working With a Pro-Trump Republican? Why Is Elizabeth Warren Working With a Pro-Trump Republican?
The champion of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party and a hard-charging conservative have found common ground.
May 13, 2016 / George Zornick
The Obama Administration Is Restarting Immigration Raids, but to What End? The Obama Administration Is Restarting Immigration Raids, but to What End?
One absolutely guaranteed consequence of these enforcement actions is that they whip immigrant communities in the US into a terrified panic.
May 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Primaries and Keeps Shaping the Anti-Trump Agenda Bernie Sanders Keeps Winning Primaries and Keeps Shaping the Anti-Trump Agenda
The senator is still in the running, still arguing that Democrats must adopt a boldly progressive economic message.
May 11, 2016 / John Nichols
Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation Against Trump, Clinton Should Resist the Temptation of Triangulation
By running a progressive campaign and winning, Clinton can do something lasting and important. She can move the center to the left.
May 10, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Left Is Winning the Debate. Now What? The Left Is Winning the Debate. Now What?
The days of standing for office just to make a point may be over.
May 5, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge
Is the American Party System About to Crack Up? Is the American Party System About to Crack Up?
Three scholars of American politics and history consider whether we're on the verge of a fundamental realignment.
May 5, 2016 / Feature / Danielle Allen, Rick Perlstein, and Daniel Schlozman
Indiana Tells Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race, and Keep Talking About Trade Indiana Tells Bernie Sanders to Stay in the Race, and Keep Talking About Trade
The challenger wins a key primary by declaring that “we must rewrite our disastrous trade policies.”
May 4, 2016 / John Nichols
A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs A Contested Convention Is Exactly What the Democratic Party Needs
Bernie Sanders will go to Philadelphia with more pledged delegates than any insurgent in modern history. Here’s what he could do with them.
May 3, 2016 / Feature / John Nichols
Sanders Fights On for ‘the Strongest Progressive Agenda That Any Political Party Has Ever Seen’ Sanders Fights On for ‘the Strongest Progressive Agenda That Any Political Party Has Ever Seen’
Platform fights have always mattered.
Apr 29, 2016 / John Nichols