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
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
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
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
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
I’m a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship? I’m a Marxist-Feminist Slut—How Do I Find an Open Relationship?
Another reader asks how to handle a trash-talking comrade in a tight-knit activist community.
Sep 8, 2017 / Liza Featherstone
The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev The Lost Alternatives of Mikhail Gorbachev
Thirty years ago, the last Soviet leader gave the world the possibilities of a democratic Russia and (with Ronald Reagan) an end to Cold War and nuclear arms races. Today, it is as...
Aug 24, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors
After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.
Aug 23, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky
Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally. Democrats Are Starting a Fierce Internal Debate. Finally.
The party establishment won’t change on its own, and Democratic leaders won’t see the light unless they feel the heat.
Aug 22, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Durham Residents Turned Out En Masse to Counter White Supremacists Durham Residents Turned Out En Masse to Counter White Supremacists
The fear was that Klansmen would come to replicate the violence that had just racked Charlottesville.
Aug 21, 2017 / Barry Yeoman