Is There a Place for Patriotism on the Left? Is There a Place for Patriotism on the Left?
Michael Kazin argues that ones need patriotism to engage effectively in the democratic process, while Rafia Zakaria writes that “love of the flag” undermines commitments to interna...
Mar 4, 2022 / The Debate / Michael Kazin and Rafia Zakaria
Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, but Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, but Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections
A trio of Texas congressional primaries saw progressives gain traction in the state.
Mar 3, 2022 / John Nichols
Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better Exclusive: Rashida Tlaib Wants Biden to Finish Building Back Better
In an exclusive interview ahead of her remarks tonight, the Michigan Democrat said people are counting on Biden to get Build Back Better done.
Mar 1, 2022 / John Nichols
The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer
Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?
Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty
The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California” The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”
Poverty isn’t an individual choice—it’s a collective one. And just as we choose to perpetuate it, we can choose to abolish it.
Feb 23, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues
Amir Locke was sleeping. Daunte Wright was going to the car wash. George Floyd was at the corner store. When and where are Black people safe from police?
Feb 23, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
When Socialists Govern When Socialists Govern
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is building power in Queens.
Feb 22, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier
The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits
Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment—and it could cost them in the midterms.
Feb 21, 2022 / John Nichols
How the Left Should Think About Inflation How the Left Should Think About Inflation
There is no compelling reason to raise interest rates, now or later.
Feb 18, 2022 / James K. Galbraith for The Nation
Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue Letters From the March 7/14, 2022, Issue
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Feb 17, 2022 / Our Readers