Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall Why Prosecutorial Reform Will Outlive Chesa Boudin’s Recall
Many other progressive attorneys general have handily won reelection in recent years.
Jun 14, 2022 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Now Is Not the Time to Lose Hope on Tackling Gun Violence Now Is Not the Time to Lose Hope on Tackling Gun Violence
The gun industry relies on a sense of powerlessness to maintain its deadly profiteering. But Americans do not have to accept the lies that justify inaction.
Jun 14, 2022 / Editorial / John Nichols for The Nation
It’s Time for Democrats to Stop “Clapping for Tinkerbell” It’s Time for Democrats to Stop “Clapping for Tinkerbell”
Democrats keep insisting we preserve the trappings of normal political times rather than embracing different approaches.
Jun 10, 2022 / Editorial / Vanessa Williamson and Dana R. Fisher
Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin
The ousting of the progressive San Francisco district attorney suggests that Democrats have failed to win the public with their messaging on criminal justice.
Jun 9, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed
In this reputedly progressive city, tech and real estate money has bankrolled a centrist backlash.
Jun 1, 2022 / Feature / Christopher D. Cook
Paul LePage Is Back! Paul LePage Is Back!
He called himself “Trump before Trump.” Now, he wants to stage a comeback.
May 31, 2022 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans “Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans
Beto O’Rourke interrupted the state’s gun apologists on Wednesday, showing he knows exactly how to run for governor of a state plagued by mass shootings.
May 27, 2022 / John Nichols
The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer
For national Democrats counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House, the latest electoral maps, which pit progressives against each other in several districts, are ...
May 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be
A super PAC is smearing Lee as a threat to the Democratic Party as she campaigns to become the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress.
May 13, 2022 / John Nichols
At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati
While interest in electoral politics may be low among young people, many on the left are still fighting for change through other means.
May 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope