Political Ideologies

Andrea Jenkins

Our Revolution Candidates Won Big Last Night Our Revolution Candidates Won Big Last Night

Democrats won major races, and Republicans are running scared. But there’s an even more important lesson to be learned from this latest round of victories.

Nov 8, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

New York Post Cover

Donald Trump’s Best Day Was a Year Ago—Sad! Donald Trump’s Best Day Was a Year Ago—Sad!

But progressives need to be more than just anti-Trump.

Nov 8, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump in the White House

Everything Trump Is Doing to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act Everything Trump Is Doing to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act

The law was working very well when Trump took office. But since then, the number of uninsured Americans has been rising.

Nov 7, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Ralph Northam

Pandering to Racists Won’t Get Democrats Anywhere Pandering to Racists Won’t Get Democrats Anywhere

There really isn’t a political center on key questions of race.

Nov 7, 2017 / Sean McElwee

Charles Schumer

Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope. Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope.

Democrats will have to work harder to establish a clear, compelling vision of what they are for beyond opposition to Trump.

Nov 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donna Brazile at the DNC

Donna Brazile’s Revelations About the Clinton Campaign Are Not As Explosive as They Seem Donna Brazile’s Revelations About the Clinton Campaign Are Not As Explosive as They Seem

Her report doesn’t necessarily reveal a primary-election playing field that was intentionally tilted against Bernie Sanders.

Nov 6, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’ Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’

Biden, like many mainstream liberal Democrats, seems intent upon not understanding the real lessons of 2016.

Nov 6, 2017 / James Carden

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.

Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy

Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy

The White House’s economic plans help the scheming and powerful swindle ordinary Americans.

Nov 2, 2017 / Mike Konczal

The Other Foucault

The Other Foucault The Other Foucault

What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?

Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

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