Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives. Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives.
She knew how to whip GOP votes better than some Republicans. If McCarthy is elected, he’ll never control the House the way she did.
Nov 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem
The high costs of taking money from Sam Bankman-Fried.
Nov 18, 2022 / Jeet Heer
America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump America’s Political Crisis Goes Beyond Trump
Given the startling proliferation of illiberal and antidemocratic tendencies in the American polity, how should we rate the health of our own liberal democracy?
Nov 18, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted
Far from alienating the electorate, an emphasis on abortion rights delivered victory.
Nov 17, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America
If this midterm was a success for Democrats, it is a retreat from what they ought to expect.
Nov 17, 2022 / Anthony Flaccavento, Erica Etelson, and Cody Lonning
Democrats, Time to Go Big Democrats, Time to Go Big
Resist the illusory allure of moderate centrism.
Nov 17, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage
Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States
There’s a cavernous gap between public support for reproductive rights and the restrictions pushed by deep-red states. Ballot initiatives are one way to fight back.
Nov 17, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable? New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?
Dysfunctional candidates lost winnable seats—and now they’re trying to blame progressives for it.
Nov 15, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade” Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”
The midterms proved that Americans support abortion rights, and Democrats should enshrine them—even though the Supreme Court will promptly strike them down.
Nov 15, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Democratic Myopia About Rural America Cost the Party a House Seat It Could Have Won Democratic Myopia About Rural America Cost the Party a House Seat It Could Have Won
Democrats could be one seat closer to a House majority had they not abandoned a Wisconsin candidate who lost his race by a mere 4 points.
Nov 15, 2022 / John Nichols