Elections

Senators at AIPAC

This Is How AIPAC Really Works This Is How AIPAC Really Works

An AIPAC and Capitol Hill veteran explains the lobby’s tactics of reward and retribution.

Feb 14, 2019 / M.J. Rosenberg

Little girl at child care rally CA

Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda Childcare for All Belongs on the Progressive Agenda

Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.

Feb 14, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference

Take Action Now: Help Pass Crucial Voting Rights Reforms Take Action Now: Help Pass Crucial Voting Rights Reforms

Plus, build support for the Green New Deal and register new voters in 2020 swing states. 

Feb 12, 2019 / NationAction

Pete Buttigieg

What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals What a Midwestern Presidential Candidate Learned From Marxist Intellectuals

Pete Buttigieg’s father was a Gramsci scholar—but he taught his son more about ethics than revolution.

Feb 12, 2019 / Sara Marcus

Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope Andrea Stewart-Cousins Is Albany’s Best Hope

The New York State Senate’s new majority leader is championing women’s rights—and giving Governor Andrew Cuomo a piece of her mind. 

Feb 12, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

Howard Schultz book tour

Howard Schultz Has Nothing to Say Howard Schultz Has Nothing to Say

He has no ideas to confront the real problems facing America, just a lot of dollars and a big ego. 

Feb 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Democracy Spring

The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem

Voter suppression contributes to the myth that America is made up of centrists.

Feb 6, 2019 / David M. Perry

Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like

Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like Stacey Abrams Shows Trump What a Politician Who Cares About This Country Sounds Like

After Democrats in suffragette white cheered themselves on, Georgia’s Abrams seized her moment.

Feb 6, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Only One Billionaire is Strong Enough to Save Us Only One Billionaire is Strong Enough to Save Us

His Powers of Risk Assessment Are Too Great to Behold.

Feb 5, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown Is More Than Just a Midwestern Populist Sherrod Brown Is More Than Just a Midwestern Populist

He has a long history of championing voting rights—and of bluntly challenging the “despicable” voter-suppression schemes of Republicans.

Jan 31, 2019 / John Nichols

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