Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York
If progressives rank their votes effectively—by making Wiley their No. 1, No. 2, or even No. 3—they can consolidate their power and overtake the centrists.
Jun 11, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression
It’s central to Republicans’ political strategy, because their platform is an electoral loser.
Jun 8, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans
An unprecedented effort in state legislatures across the country.
Jun 1, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can Democrats Beat the Odds in 2022? Can Democrats Beat the Odds in 2022?
One big donor is banking on President Biden’s recovery efforts to preserve the Democrats’ majority in the 2022 midterms.
May 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
We’re Suing Google. Here’s Why. We’re Suing Google. Here’s Why.
Together with The Progressive and Genius Media Group, Inc., we’re fighting back against the tech giant’s predatory pricing and monopoly practices that put independent journalism at...
May 19, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Can Claim the ‘Family Values’ Mantle With Paid Leave and Affordable Child Care Democrats Can Claim the ‘Family Values’ Mantle With Paid Leave and Affordable Child Care
The United States is the only industrialized nation that doesn’t guarantee paid family leave.
May 18, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ranked-Choice Voting Is Already Changing Politics for the Better Ranked-Choice Voting Is Already Changing Politics for the Better
In an era of heated divisiveness, cynical punditry, and exhausting negativity in politics, we need to push for systemic electoral change.
May 4, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy The Successful Campaign to Block Matthew Rojansky’s Appointment Is Ominous for Biden’s Russia Policy
Recalibrating our relations to Russia—and reducing the tensions around Ukraine and the Russian border—surely must be part of that effort.
Apr 27, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News? Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News?
A sense of catastrophe has faded even as the environmental emergency has intensified.
Apr 20, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy? Will Biden’s Foreign Policy Sap His Domestic Policy?
The US can’t afford to be the “indispensable nation” abroad while rebuilding at home.
Apr 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel