![Bernie Sanders & Kristin Gillibrand Medicare for All](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bernie-gillibrand-medicare-for-all-ap-img.jpg)
Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message
Single payer is essential, but most voters still don’t get that.
Jun 6, 2019 / Colin McAuliffe
![Bonnie Watson Coleman](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/barbara-watson-coleman-img.jpg)
Moving Beyond the Earned-Income Tax Credit Moving Beyond the Earned-Income Tax Credit
The EITC might be the most progressive part of the tax code, but it still fails to reach the country’s neediest.
Nov 15, 2018 / Colin McAuliffe and Sean McElwee
![Kaniela Ing Candidate in the Democratic Primaries in Hawai](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kaniela-ing-democratic-primaries-rtr-img.jpg)
The Left Is Winning Even When It Loses The Left Is Winning Even When It Loses
Tough primaries don’t change the fact that leftist policies are very popular.
Aug 13, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Jon Green, and Colin McAuliffe
![Ralph Northam addresses pro-Medicaid rally](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/virginia-medicaid-rally-ralph-northam-ap-img.jpg)
Virginians Want a Medicaid Expansion. Will the Legislature Deliver? Virginians Want a Medicaid Expansion. Will the Legislature Deliver?
In every legislative district in the state, voters want to see expanded coverage.
Apr 18, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Colin McAuliffe, and Avery Wendell
![Why Democrats Should Embrace a Federal Jobs Guarantee](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Construction_Miami_AP_img.jpg)
Why Democrats Should Embrace a Federal Jobs Guarantee Why Democrats Should Embrace a Federal Jobs Guarantee
One notable 2020 contender is already doing it.
Mar 20, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Colin McAuliffe, and Jon Green
![Republican tax bill](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ryan-mcconnell-hatch-tax-bill-ap-img.jpg)
How the Tax Bill Will Doom Republicans This November How the Tax Bill Will Doom Republicans This November
New analysis shows Democrats should enthusiastically bash the legislation.
Jan 8, 2018 / Sean McElwee and Colin McAuliffe