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 / Editorial / John Nichols
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
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’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
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
To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.
Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner
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
This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White
The chapter reveals the promise and pitfalls of racial-justice solidarity.
Oct 31, 2017 / Michael Schulson
What Killed the Democratic Party? What Killed the Democratic Party?
A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election—and lays out a plan for revitalization.
Oct 30, 2017 / Feature / William Greider
The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor The New Cold War Is Already More Dangerous Than Was Its Predecessor
Today’s American-Russian confrontation is developing in unprecedented ways—and the US political-media establishment seems not to care.
Oct 11, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen