The Left

‘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

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

The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain

The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain The Tories Won the Vote, but They’re Losing Britain

The UK election’s surprising results don’t alter a longer trend: the decline of two-party dominance

May 13, 2015 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity

Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity

What Americans can learn from Alberta’s vote to tax corporations, fund services and get serious about climate change.

May 7, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson

Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson Cornel West Is Not Mike Tyson

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson’s 10,000-word excoriation of Dr. Cornel West is highly personal. But there is a political fight thrumming beneath the surface.

Apr 20, 2015 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Noam Chomsky: Democracy Is a Threat to Any Power System

Noam Chomsky: Democracy Is a Threat to Any Power System Noam Chomsky: Democracy Is a Threat to Any Power System

The radical intellectual joined The Nation’s John Nichols to discuss the political debates that have motivated his life’s work.

Mar 25, 2015 / The Nation

The ‘Draft Elizabeth Warren’ Campaign Gets a Big Boost from ‘The Boston Globe’

The ‘Draft Elizabeth Warren’ Campaign Gets a Big Boost from ‘The Boston Globe’ The ‘Draft Elizabeth Warren’ Campaign Gets a Big Boost from ‘The Boston Globe’

The newspaper warns it would be “a big mistake” for Democrats to “let Hillary Clinton coast to the presidential nomination without real opposition.”

Mar 23, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously

Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously

After three decades of neoliberal economic policies and the staggering inequality they have produced, we are witnessing a rebirth of socialist ideals.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Kshama Sawant

Productive Democracy

Productive Democracy Productive Democracy

It’s time to embrace a new egalitarian politics.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Joel Rogers

Reclaiming Socialism

Reclaiming Socialism Reclaiming Socialism

While honoring the legacy of American communists, 
a new generation of radicals has chosen to organize under 
the “socialist” banner.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Bhaskar Sunkara

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