Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’ Mitch McConnell Calls Puerto Rican Statehood ‘Full-Bore Socialism’
Yet his own Republican Party’s platform endorses “the right of the US citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state.”
Jun 18, 2019 / John Nichols
Sara Innamorato: ‘Creating an Economy Where Everyone Can Live a Life of Dignity’ Sara Innamorato: ‘Creating an Economy Where Everyone Can Live a Life of Dignity’
This week on Next Left, the Pennsylvania state legislator who pledges to “fight the right fights” for working-class people.
Jun 18, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles The First Democratic Debates Shape Up as Unfair and Unfocused Spectacles
There are better ways to organize big multi-candidate debates. Going forward, Democrats ought to consider them.
Jun 14, 2019 / John Nichols
The President Just Outlined the Most Damning Article of Impeachment The President Just Outlined the Most Damning Article of Impeachment
When Trump says he would collude with agents of foreign governments to influence US elections, he places himself in conflict with the Constitution.
Jun 13, 2019 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism’ Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have to Talk About Democratic Socialism as an Alternative to Unfettered Capitalism’
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sanders explains that economic rights must be understood as human rights.
Jun 12, 2019 / John Nichols
Rashida Tlaib: There’s a ‘Real Human Impact of Doing Nothing’ Rashida Tlaib: There’s a ‘Real Human Impact of Doing Nothing’
This week on Next Left, the outspoken representative who is holding Trump accountable.
Jun 11, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
Trump’s Conservatives Without Conscience Are Rattled by John Dean Trump’s Conservatives Without Conscience Are Rattled by John Dean
Today’s Republicans hate the former Nixon White House counsel because he exposes the authoritarian mindset that chooses rank partisanship over patriotism.
Jun 10, 2019 / John Nichols
Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate! Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate!
The DNC has made a morally and practically wrong choice with its rejection of proposals for a debate on the existential issue of our time.
Jun 7, 2019 / John Nichols
Bill Moyers Is Still the Best President We Never Had Bill Moyers Is Still the Best President We Never Had
Many years ago, Molly Ivins tried to get a fellow Texan to make an unlikely bid for the White House.
Jun 5, 2019 / John Nichols
We Are Being Embarrassed by Ugly-American Grifters on an Ego Trip to London We Are Being Embarrassed by Ugly-American Grifters on an Ego Trip to London
The Trumps need a distraction. So, at our expense, they are trading toasts with the current occupant of King George III’s throne.
Jun 4, 2019 / John Nichols