Government

Marshae Jones, Alabama

Marshae Jones Is Proof Pro-Lifers Don’t Care About Life Marshae Jones Is Proof Pro-Lifers Don’t Care About Life

Under Alabama law, women are good for nothing except producing a child. 

Jun 28, 2019 / Katha Pollitt

Democratic presidential candidates

The Second Democratic Debate Proved That Bernie Really Has Transformed the Party The Second Democratic Debate Proved That Bernie Really Has Transformed the Party

His ideas now frame the debate in the Democratic Party—an extraordinary victory for progressives

Jun 28, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Pete Buttigieg

Buttigieg Got the ‘Priorities’ Question Right: Start by Fixing Our Democracy Buttigieg Got the ‘Priorities’ Question Right: Start by Fixing Our Democracy

While other candidates raised urgent issues in the second debate, the South Bend mayor spoke of the structural reforms desperately needed to address them.

Jun 28, 2019 / John Nichols

Democratic presidential candidates raise their hands

Yes, 2020 Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump on Immigration Yes, 2020 Democrats Are Ready to Fight Trump on Immigration

With a focus on immigration policy, Thursday’s Democratic primary debate was held largely on terms that presidential candidate Julián Castro had defined the night before.

Jun 28, 2019 / Joan Walsh

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden

Kamala Harris Won the Debate With Prosecutorial Zeal Kamala Harris Won the Debate With Prosecutorial Zeal

Her forensic destruction of Joe Biden may prove to be a game changer.

Jun 28, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Gerrymandering

The Roberts Court Continues to Debase Democracy, With a Miserable Gerrymandering Decision The Roberts Court Continues to Debase Democracy, With a Miserable Gerrymandering Decision

The Supreme Court refusal to address extreme gerrymandering is just the latest example of how this Court majority champions political privilege.

Jun 27, 2019 / John Nichols

South Dakota state welcome sign

How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation? How Did South Dakota Become a Factory for Anti-Trans Legislation?

The state’s legislature has fielded 16 anti-trans measures in recent years—and shows few signs of stopping.

Jun 27, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Stuyvesant High School/Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action Bill de Blasio: Missing in Action

Was New York’s mayor too busy campaigning for president to do something about the city’s segregated elite public schools?

Jun 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Pedro Noguera

Democratic 2020 presidential candidates

Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Dominated the Debate More Than Her Stage Presence Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Dominated the Debate More Than Her Stage Presence

The striking fact of the night was the degree to which her aggressive progressivism was accepted by almost all her rivals as a baseline for the party.

Jun 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Debated a Bunch of VP Prospects at the First Democratic Showdown Elizabeth Warren Debated a Bunch of VP Prospects at the First Democratic Showdown

Warren solidified herself as a presidential contender in a primary debate featuring candidates who often appeared to be vying for second place.

Jun 27, 2019 / John Nichols

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