Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction Mask Off: The 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Has Long Been a Symbol of Reaction
Like it or not, the “Miracle on Ice” team has long allowed itself to be used by the worst actors in our politics.
Feb 24, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Why MSNBC Is Freaking Out Over Bernie Sanders Why MSNBC Is Freaking Out Over Bernie Sanders
Beholden to Never Trump partisans, the network can’t stand the Democratic Party’s shift to the left.
Feb 24, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How a Rank-and-File Revolt in Las Vegas Dealt Bernie a Winning Hand How a Rank-and-File Revolt in Las Vegas Dealt Bernie a Winning Hand
Inside the Bellagio caucus, a workforce made up mostly of women of color buried the “Bernie Bro” myth forever.
Feb 24, 2020 / Eric Blanc
Elizabeth Warren Is Running an Unapologetically Intersectional Campaign Elizabeth Warren Is Running an Unapologetically Intersectional Campaign
As much as I want Medicare for All and for the rich to pay higher taxes, that won’t cure sexism. Warren gets that.
Feb 24, 2020 / Suzanna Danuta Walters
Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot
After Nevada, he can and must parlay newfound political capital into a sophisticated argument for why an antiestablishment message is electable.
Feb 23, 2020 / John Nichols
If Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Blame the Constitution If Trump Pardons Roger Stone, Blame the Constitution
It gives the president sweeping pardon powers that he’s more than happy to use for partisan and personal ends.
Feb 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder
Is it any wonder, when radical right ideas are no longer confined to the margins, but have become normalized?
Feb 21, 2020 / Jordan Stancil
If Progressives Want to Win, They’ll Have to Talk About White Supremacy If Progressives Want to Win, They’ll Have to Talk About White Supremacy
Racial resentment gives Trump his power. It’s time for Sanders and Warren to call it out.
Feb 21, 2020 / Steve Phillips
Trump Has a New Strategy for Fighting Corruption—Make It Legal! Trump Has a New Strategy for Fighting Corruption—Make It Legal!
With his 11 pardons this week, Trump proved that he is trying to Make Corruption Great Again.
Feb 21, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Sochie Nnaemeka Wants to Take On Corporate Democrats Sochie Nnaemeka Wants to Take On Corporate Democrats
The new director of the Working Families Party in New York wants to unite the left against Governor Andrew Cuomo and his austerity politics.
Feb 21, 2020 / Karina Piser