Political Ideologies

After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning

After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning

Obama's TPP defeat could be the start of a progressive revival in Congress.

Jun 15, 2015 / William Greider

Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion

Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion Women Are Being Arrested and Jailed for Self-Abortion

The anti-abortion movement claims that no one wants to see the law come down on women who end their pregnancies, but it’s already happening.

Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina How A Right-Wing Political Machine Is Dismantling Higher Education in North Carolina

What began as isolated ideological attacks is looking more and more like a wholesale gutting of the state’s public colleges.

Jun 8, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton

More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton More Debates Are Good for Bernie Sanders, Martin O’Malley, Lincoln Chafee—and Hillary Clinton

With new contenders, the DNC’s plan for just six debates is inadequate.

Jun 2, 2015 / Editorial / John Nichols

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas

Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright

Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade

Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade Why a Democratic Insurgency Is ‘Whupping’ Obama on Trade

His progressive critics have been studying trade deals for two decades—and they know what they’re talking about.

May 27, 2015 / Editorial / John Nichols

‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning

‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning ‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning

A presidential candidate with a history of beating incumbents, rewriting electoral rules and upsetting political expectations.

May 26, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

The Proof That Centrism is Dead infographic

The Proof That Centrism is Dead The Proof That Centrism is Dead

Every story that centrists told about the recession turned out to be wrong.

May 20, 2015 / Editorial / Mike Konczal

Senator Lindsey Graham

‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said ‘I’m Going to Call a Drone and…Kill You’ and 9 Other Insane Things Lindsey Graham Has Said

The fear-mongering senator from South Carolina is expected to announce his bid for the GOP nomination in June. 

May 19, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Labour’s Love’s Lost

Labour’s Love’s Lost Labour’s Love’s Lost

The party must renew links to British civil society.

May 13, 2015 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan

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