Sanders and Warren Make a Good Team Sanders and Warren Make a Good Team
On the debate stage they've been an effective tag team against the centrist Joe Biden.
Sep 13, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Jorge Ramos Was the Best Debate Moderator Yet Jorge Ramos Was the Best Debate Moderator Yet
The Univision anchor’s brilliant questions got the best (and worst) out of Democratic contenders.
Sep 13, 2019 / John Nichols
Democrats Can Become the Party of Death Penalty Abolitionism Democrats Can Become the Party of Death Penalty Abolitionism
“The death penalty has no place in a just society,” said Representative Ayanna Pressley. Tonight's Democratic debate in Texas presents the candidates with the chance to unify aroun...
Sep 12, 2019 / John Nichols
We Can Have Free, Fair, and Secure Elections—if We Demand Them We Can Have Free, Fair, and Secure Elections—if We Demand Them
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. North Carolina’s 2018 congressional revote Tuesday serves as a good reminder that we have to act now.
Sep 11, 2019 / John Nichols
Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People
No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”
Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy North Carolina’s Revote Is a Win for Democracy
When elections cannot be resolved with recounts, they should be held again.
Sep 10, 2019 / John Nichols
Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change
Democrats would be wise to ignore much of the punditry’s pearl-clutching about being too bold.
Sep 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Problem With Our Climate Debate Is That Only Democrats Are Showing Up The Problem With Our Climate Debate Is That Only Democrats Are Showing Up
While Democrats are getting ambitious on climate change, the GOP continues to derail the conversation from the sidelines.
Sep 6, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis
CNN’s climate change town hall was a good moment for activists—and a rough one for the Democratic front-runner.
Sep 5, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate
Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.
Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen