Young Socialists Are Sick of the 2-Party System Young Socialists Are Sick of the 2-Party System
YDSA, the youth section of the largest socialist organization in the country, is tired of working within the Democratic Party. Can they create an alternative?
Oct 25, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
Is Gen X a Bunch of Trumpers? Maybe That’s the Wrong Question. Is Gen X a Bunch of Trumpers? Maybe That’s the Wrong Question.
Amid the hoopla over polls suggesting the slacker generation is tilting right, it’s worth pausing to ask who we mean by "Gen X."
Oct 25, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Biden Needs to Stop Boasting About the Economy Biden Needs to Stop Boasting About the Economy
Pollster Stanley Greenberg is the Cassandra warning of Democratic Party complacency.
Oct 24, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal Without an Economic Message, Democrats Will Never Close the Deal
Abortion and extremism have made the midterms a neck-and-neck race—but the party is still missing an economic message.
Oct 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms Why the Economy Is the Dominant Issue for Democrats In the Midterms
Wages aren’t keeping up with prices, and that’s voters’ biggest concern.
Oct 18, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue Democrats Need to Make the January 6 Attack an Election Issue
Neglecting the role that Donald Trump and his allies have already played in assaulting democracy is political malpractice.
Oct 13, 2022 / John Nichols
The American Socialism That Might Have Been The American Socialism That Might Have Been
Despite their minority status, the Socialists had been a significant force in American politics before patriotic war hysteria brought on an era of repression.
Oct 12, 2022 / Adam Hochschild
The Rise of Mandela Barnes The Rise of Mandela Barnes
The 35-year-old candidate for US Senate is running to oust billionaire-backed Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson and change Washington.
Oct 11, 2022 / Feature / John Nichols
Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It. Biden Just Made Marijuana Reform a Major 2022 Issue. Democrats Should Run With It.
Voters of all backgrounds support pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession.
Oct 7, 2022 / John Nichols
The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone The Decline of Progressive Publishing Houses Is a Loss for Everyone
The end of Pantheon and Metropolitan augers a strange and unchallenging world of ideas.
Oct 7, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt