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
North Carolina Has Won a Huge Victory in the Fight Against Rigged Elections North Carolina Has Won a Huge Victory in the Fight Against Rigged Elections
There is now hope that savvy legal and political strategies really can begin to upend gerrymandering across the country.
Sep 4, 2019 / John Nichols
The Green New Deal Is Cheaper Than Climate Change The Green New Deal Is Cheaper Than Climate Change
The economic cost of allowing temperatures to rise even a couple of degrees above that target is simply staggering.
Sep 4, 2019 / Editorial / Joshua Holland
Do Joe Biden’s Mistakes Matter? Do Joe Biden’s Mistakes Matter?
The Democratic front-runner insists conflating the stories of two brave soldiers is not a problem in the post-truth age of Trump. That’s a little scary.
Sep 3, 2019 / Joan Walsh
Democracy Dies From Bad Fact-Checking Democracy Dies From Bad Fact-Checking
The Washington Post is feeding into Trump’s agenda by turning fact-checking into an ideological weapon.
Sep 3, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Ady Barkan Refuses to Stop Fighting for Health Care for All Ady Barkan Refuses to Stop Fighting for Health Care for All
The progressive activist, a leader in the movement to win Medicare for All, launches a new series of interviews on health care with presidential candidates.
Aug 30, 2019 / Winnie Wong
Democrats Need Litmus Tests on Health Care Democrats Need Litmus Tests on Health Care
But that doesn’t necessarily mean Medicare for All.
Aug 30, 2019 / Joshua Holland
Kirsten Gillibrand Leaves the 2020 Race With No Apologies Kirsten Gillibrand Leaves the 2020 Race With No Apologies
The candidate who ran on being “brave” had the courage to see that she had no path to the nomination. Here’s hoping some of the men with similar poll numbers soon do the same.
Aug 29, 2019 / Joan Walsh
How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin How Democrats Can Win Back Rural Wisconsin
They need to offer more than criticism of Trump and offer real progressive solutions to the economic pain felt in rural America.
Aug 28, 2019 / John Nichols
The Republican Party’s White Women Problem The Republican Party’s White Women Problem
The Republican base that has coalesced around Trump has been increasingly characterized by “hostile sexism”—and women are turning away.
Aug 28, 2019 / Julie Kohler