Young Socialists Are Sick of the 2-Party System Young Socialists Are Sick of the 2-Party System
YDSA, the youth section of the largest socialist organization in the country, is tired of working within the Democratic Party. Can they create an alternative?
Oct 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
Biden Needs to Stop Boasting About the Economy Biden Needs to Stop Boasting About the Economy
Pollster Stanley Greenberg is the Cassandra warning of Democratic Party complacency.
Oct 24, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Need to Warn Against a Truss Economy Democrats Need to Warn Against a Truss Economy
The decline and fall of the UK prime minister and Conservative Party leader is a real-world case study for a Republican economic program in the US.
Oct 24, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal
Abortion and extremism have made the midterms a neck-and-neck race—but the party is still missing an economic message.
Oct 21, 2022 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Barack Obama Is Wrong to Oppose Expanding the Supreme Court Barack Obama Is Wrong to Oppose Expanding the Supreme Court
There is too much at stake—and too little time left—to give in to the former president’s caution on this issue.
Oct 21, 2022 / Highlights / Mondaire Jones
The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination
A call to rescue public health from the dead hand of neutrality.
Oct 20, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
Biden Should Invest in Communities, Not More Community Service Biden Should Invest in Communities, Not More Community Service
AmeriCorps pays less than minimum wage for anti-poverty work. With a million unfilled public sector jobs, why not create a program that actually addresses our needs?
Oct 20, 2022 / StudentNation / Paige Oamek
Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe” Attorneys General Elections Take Center Stage Post-“Roe”
AG races across the country will determine whether local prosecutors are encouraged to bring charges in abortion cases or forced to comply with pre-Roe bans.
Oct 19, 2022 / John Nichols
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Plays the “Angry Black Woman” Card on Stacey Abrams Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Plays the “Angry Black Woman” Card on Stacey Abrams
In Monday’s debate, Kemp lied about his record on guns and the economy and condescended to his Democratic opponent.
Oct 18, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms
Wages aren’t keeping up with prices, and that’s voters’ biggest concern.
Oct 18, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel