Bernie Sanders’s Third Campaign Bernie Sanders’s Third Campaign
As chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Sanders’s big-government message has found its moment.
Aug 23, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / John Nichols
Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich? Have Democrats Become the Party of the Rich?
If you’re waiting for Democrats to talk as frankly about wealth as they do about race, don’t hold your breath.
Aug 20, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich
Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World Cut Military Spending to Deliver Covid Vaccines to the World
The US cannot police the globe and should reject isolationist anti-refugee stances. Representative Mark Pocan proposes another path for American foreign policy.
Aug 20, 2021 / John Nichols
Can Making Politics Boring Save American Democracy? Can Making Politics Boring Save American Democracy?
The Democrats are betting that making politics seem normal will appeal to enough voters to overcome GOP voter suppression efforts.
Aug 20, 2021 / Ed Burmila
Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census? Why Are We Still Using Trump’s Broken Census?
While the Census showed significant growth among communities of color, it was still, almost certainly, a vast and deliberate undercount.
Aug 19, 2021 / Elie Mystal
If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father
Dick Cheney created the mess Joe Biden is cleaning up.
Aug 17, 2021 / John Nichols
Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In
There should be a serious accounting for the Afghanistan debacle.
Aug 17, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
West Virginia Activists Are Coming for Joe Manchin West Virginia Activists Are Coming for Joe Manchin
The senator dared progressives to vote him out. They’re taking him up on it.
Aug 17, 2021 / Aída Chávez
As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw
The hawkish senator who became the dovish vice president inherited a terrible but predictable decision. He was right to stick with it.
Aug 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Friends of Andrew Cuomo The Friends of Andrew Cuomo
If incoming governor Kathy Hochul wants to get off to a fresh start, she’ll begin her housecleaning by giving these holdovers the heave-ho.
Aug 16, 2021 / Ross Barkan