The Left

Red Square in Moscow

Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia? Do Liberal Democrats Want War With Russia?

“Russiagate” is abetting the possibility of direct military conflict with Moscow, and liberals, once opponents of such politics, are promoting it.

Sep 27, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen

This Is What a Socialist Looks Like

This Is What a Socialist Looks Like This Is What a Socialist Looks Like

In a signature speech at the Labour Party conference, Jeremy Corbyn laid out an agenda to return power to the people.

Sep 27, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

Colin Kaepernick

Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power

The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.

Sep 26, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For

Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For Bernie Sanders Just Gave the Progressive Foreign-Policy Speech We’ve Been Waiting For

The senator powerfully linked domestic and foreign policy in the context of massive global inequality.

Sep 21, 2017 / Stephen Miles

A young man holds up a sign at a recent rally against the repeal of the ACA

The Stark Difference Between Republicans and Democrats on Health Care Couldn’t Be Clearer The Stark Difference Between Republicans and Democrats on Health Care Couldn’t Be Clearer

More and more Americans understand that health care should be a basic right, not a commodity that you purchase if you can afford it.

Sep 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Hillary Clinton Book Signing

Hillary Clinton Tries to Explain ‘What Happened’ Hillary Clinton Tries to Explain ‘What Happened’

Her book about the 2016 campaign shows she doesn’t fully understand the problems facing Democrats.

Sep 14, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Body autonomy

My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left

From disability rights to Black Lives Matter to the environmental movement, bodily autonomy can bring together disparate strands of the American left.

Sep 13, 2017 / David M. Perry

Bernie on TPP

The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward

Savvy Democrats and progressives must focus on driving a bold new agenda and winning in 2018 and 2020.

Sep 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Borough Hall

Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor

Reform comes first and foremost in the Democratic primary.

Sep 11, 2017 / Jake Bittle

berkeley rally against hate

Why Berkeley’s Battle Against White Supremacy Is Not About Free Speech Why Berkeley’s Battle Against White Supremacy Is Not About Free Speech

The alt-right’s First Amendment narratives just give cover to campaigns of intimidation.

Sep 8, 2017 / Meleiza Figueroa and David Palumbo-Liu

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