The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination The Democratic Platform on China Is a Failure of Imagination
Reaffirming the current frame of confrontation, competition, and a new Cold War will deliver neither peace nor prosperity.
Jul 31, 2020 / Tobita Chow
The Enduring Wisdom of John Lewis The Enduring Wisdom of John Lewis
John Lewis’s last words resounded over a funeral marked by former presidents and civil rights giants. May we all heed them.
Jul 30, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Trump Can’t Delay the Election—So He’s Trying to Make It a Chaotic Mess Trump Can’t Delay the Election—So He’s Trying to Make It a Chaotic Mess
Trump is losing. So he’s lying. The way to counter his lies is with facts and an action plan for easy, safe, and fair voting on November 3.
Jul 30, 2020 / John Nichols
Selma 1965. Portland 2020. Selma 1965. Portland 2020.
Trump’s authoritarian actions are a repeat of history.
Jul 30, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances
Goya Feels the Heat Goya Feels the Heat
After Robert Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods, praised Mr. Trump, there is a nationwide movement to boycott the brand.
Jul 29, 2020 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’ Without Medicare for All, This Isn’t ‘the Boldest Democratic Platform in American History’
700 Democratic delegates signal they will oppose a platform that fails to renew the party’s commitment to establish a national health care system.
Jul 29, 2020 / John Nichols
Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis
“Keep walking, keep going, you can’t control it.”
Jul 29, 2020 / no-paywall / Najla Said
The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank
The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force presumes that the economy will recover as the virus recedes and the world returns to normal. This presumption is wrong at every level.
Jul 29, 2020 / Emma Galbraith and James K. Galbraith
The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business The US Chamber of Commerce Says Trump Is Bad for Business
The administration’s in hot water with corporate America for draconian work visa policies.
Jul 28, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
One Cheer for John Kasich One Cheer for John Kasich
If Kasich can pull potential Republican defectors to Biden, why not ask for his help?
Jul 27, 2020 / Peter Dreier