Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform
The senator should chair a supercharged platform committee and lead in the forging of an agenda for big, bold structural change.
Mar 6, 2020 / John Nichols
On Biden’s Big Night, Sanders Warns Against ‘Same Old’ Politics On Biden’s Big Night, Sanders Warns Against ‘Same Old’ Politics
The former vice president is surging, but the Vermont senator is still waging a political revolution.
Mar 4, 2020 / John Nichols
The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders The Billionaire Class Is Counting on Super Tuesday to Stop Sanders
But voters seem to like the idea of a candidate who threatens “the corporate wing of the Democratic Party.”
Mar 3, 2020 / John Nichols
Post Offices Are the Lifeblood of Rural America—Yet Bloomberg Dismisses Them as ‘Antiquated’ Post Offices Are the Lifeblood of Rural America—Yet Bloomberg Dismisses Them as ‘Antiquated’
The billionaire’s glib Obama-era speeches and interviews regarding rural issues are a political liability.
Feb 28, 2020 / John Nichols
The President Poses a Clear and Present Danger to the First Amendment The President Poses a Clear and Present Danger to the First Amendment
A Trump campaign suit against The New York Times shows how far he will take attacks on press freedom.
Feb 27, 2020 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education Elizabeth Warren Teaches Democrats How to Talk About Public Education
That should count for something in the race for the party’s presidential nomination—but so close to Super Tuesday, is this coming too late?
Feb 26, 2020 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot Bernie Sanders Hits the Jackpot
After Nevada, he can and must parlay newfound political capital into a sophisticated argument for why an antiestablishment message is electable.
Feb 23, 2020 / John Nichols
Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class
Sanders is right that the party cannot surrender to “a corrupt political system bought by billionaires like Mr. Bloomberg.”
Feb 20, 2020 / John Nichols
Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg Debate Prep Memo to Everyone but Bloomberg
Don’t make him the center of tonight’s debate. Amplify your own messages, or run the risk of repeating the Republican Party’s grave 2016 mistake.
Feb 19, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband Trump’s Morality Police Are Obsessed With Buttigieg Kissing His Husband
The former mayor’s strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire are milestones in American politics.
Feb 18, 2020 / John Nichols