Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia
Candidates gearing up for 2020 may be blazing new trails on domestic issues, but when it comes to engagement with Russia, they haven’t moved beyond the counterproductive status quo...
Jan 16, 2019 / David S. Foglesong
How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China
A million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps in Xinjiang. What can the US do?
Jan 15, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Isaac Stone Fish
Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike
Plus ways to support furloughed federal workers and oppose Betsy Devos’s destructive sexual-assault policies.
Jan 15, 2019 / StudentNation / NationAction
We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice We Cannot Afford More Media Malpractice
As the new House majority rolls out its agenda, outlets should reevaluate how they cover politics and policy.
Jan 15, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
6 Questions William Barr Must Answer Before the Senate Weighs Confirming Him as Attorney General 6 Questions William Barr Must Answer Before the Senate Weighs Confirming Him as Attorney General
If he fails to establish that he is committed to protect the Mueller probe and the rule of law, he simply has to be rejected.
Jan 14, 2019 / John Nichols
Will Progressive Democrats Fend Off Attacks on the Working Families Party and Fusion? Will Progressive Democrats Fend Off Attacks on the Working Families Party and Fusion?
WFP has achieved its goal of flipping the New York State Senate—but now faces a threat to its very existence.
Jan 14, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun The Manafort Revelation Is Not a Smoking Gun
Proponents of the Trump-Russia collusion theory wildly overstate their case, again.
Jan 11, 2019 / Aaron Maté
Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President Trump Got Rich by Screwing Over Workers—Of Course He’s Doing It Again as President
“For decades, Trump repeatedly didn’t pay those who worked for him, and now that he’s in the White House, little has changed.”
Jan 11, 2019 / John Nichols
America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them. America Needs Economic Rights. Now Is the Time to Push for Them.
Seventy-five years ago, FDR made a radical call for justice. Democrats have a chance to deliver where he fell short.
Jan 11, 2019 / Andrea Flynn and Susan R. Holmberg
The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics
The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think.
Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt