The Demonization of Dissent The Demonization of Dissent
McCarthyism has gone mainstream.
Oct 28, 2019 / Hard Paywall / James Carden
Biden’s Campaign Is Running on Fumes Biden’s Campaign Is Running on Fumes
But the only way his campaign could seriously falter would be for another candidate to take up the centrist mantle.
Oct 28, 2019 / Hard Paywall / Jeet Heer
Workers Are Not Your Props Workers Are Not Your Props
The Democratic presidential field lined up to get their pictures taken with striking GM workers. But what workers really need from the Democratic Party is power, not photo ops.
Oct 23, 2019 / Jane McAlevey
Anybody but Bernie—or Warren Anybody but Bernie—or Warren
Unable to deal with the declining appeal of centrism in their party, moneyed Democrats are fantasizing about imaginary presidential candidates.
Oct 23, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War
The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.
Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
More Than a Campaign: Bernie’s Candidacy Is a Movement More Than a Campaign: Bernie’s Candidacy Is a Movement
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Bernie Sanders on Saturday before a crowd of 20,000 supporters calling for revolution.
Oct 21, 2019 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa
The Real Trouble With Tulsi The Real Trouble With Tulsi
Hillary Clinton is wrong again. Gabbard is no Russian asset but a narrow nationalist.
Oct 21, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift
Democrats are again becoming the party of secretive hearings and an all-consuming, bureaucrat-driven scandal.
Oct 18, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Centrist Democrats Want You to Think They’re the Big Boys on the Stage Centrist Democrats Want You to Think They’re the Big Boys on the Stage
To stall the progressive momentum, the centrists are trying to recast their ideas as more pragmatic. The problem is, they’re not.
Oct 17, 2019 / Elie Mystal
In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement
Do you accept the lie, and relative stability, of the old count? Or do you push toward truth with a new census, no matter the consequences?
Oct 17, 2019 / Amos Barshad