Why I Just Quit DSA Why I Just Quit DSA
After over four decades as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the group’s founding members is leaving in sorrow and anger.
Oct 23, 2023 / Maurice Isserman
Ron DeSantis Reminds America That Harvard and Yale Graduated An Ignorant Bigot Ron DeSantis Reminds America That Harvard and Yale Graduated An Ignorant Bigot
The GOP candidate’s anti-Palestinian hate-mongering is as dangerous as it is disqualifying.
Oct 19, 2023 / John Nichols
Go Home, Tom Suozzi. You Already Cost Democrats the House. Go Home, Tom Suozzi. You Already Cost Democrats the House.
The defeated Democrat thinks he can reclaim his seat from George Santos. But two good candidates have already stepped up.
Oct 17, 2023 / Joan Walsh
In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”?
Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species.
Oct 16, 2023 / Richard Eskow
Democrats Can Win Big in 2024. But They Have to Fight for It. Democrats Can Win Big in 2024. But They Have to Fight for It.
Republican chaos may help Democrats some in 2024. But if they want to win, they really need to help themselves.
Oct 12, 2023 / John Nichols for The Nation
It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party It’s No Mystery Why Racists Have Fallen in Love With Trump’s Republican Party
The KKK did not choose to support Donald Trump because he was a Republican—but because they agreed with the ideas that he and other far-right politicians spout.
Oct 11, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen Trump’s Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen
Trump wants his close political ally Ohio Republican Jim Jordan to become second in the line of presidential succession. Brace yourselves.
Oct 6, 2023 / John Nichols
Cornel West and RFK Jr. Are Both Helping Biden Now Cornel West and RFK Jr. Are Both Helping Biden Now
As two of his rivals head into the wilderness, the president is consolidating the left-of-center vote.
Oct 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Progressive Democrats in Congress Have Had Our Backs. Now We Need to Have Theirs. Progressive Democrats in Congress Have Had Our Backs. Now We Need to Have Theirs.
One of our biggest jobs in 2024 is to protect our progressive champions from the array of right-wing forces trying to remove them from office.
Oct 4, 2023 / Alexandra Rojas
Progressives Must Step Into Biden’s Vision Vacuum Progressives Must Step Into Biden’s Vision Vacuum
In the absence of a serious insurgent challenger for the presidency, we must mobilize independently.
Oct 3, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage