The Bronx May Send a Homophobic Democrat to Congress The Bronx May Send a Homophobic Democrat to Congress
Rubén Díaz Sr. is a socially conservative City Council member whose district neighbors AOC’s. In a crowded Democratic primary, he may just win.
Oct 11, 2019 / Ross Barkan
AOC’s Plan to Decommodify Housing AOC’s Plan to Decommodify Housing
With a new bill that complements the Sanders campaign’s policy, the representative wants to protect renters, not landlords.
Sep 25, 2019 / Sophie Kasakove
She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left. She Was a Progressive Darling for Years. Now She’s Facing 4 Primary Challenges From the Left.
New York’s young leftists are coming for longtime Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Sep 25, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz
Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’ Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’
The No Logo author talks about solutions to the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg, birth strikes, and how she finds hope.
Sep 15, 2019 / Natalie Hanman
AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City
A recent town hall on immigration shows that Ocasio-Cortez’s local support isn’t going anywhere.
Jul 24, 2019 / Celisa Calacal, Acacia Handel, and Molly Minta
History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist President
It is absolutely appropriate for members of the US House to check and balance a president who employs xenophobic hatred to divide a nation.
Jul 19, 2019 / John Nichols
Pelosi Proves Triangulation Is Really Self-Strangulation Pelosi Proves Triangulation Is Really Self-Strangulation
It’s folly to seek a middle ground while fighting Trump.
Jul 19, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter? Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter?
The courts say we do, but I’m not so sure.
Jul 18, 2019 / Alexis Grenell
Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump Racism Is Not a Winning Issue for Trump
Pundits think Trump’s bigotry benefits him—but a united Democratic Party can easily win.
Jul 17, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism The Republican Party Is Aggressively Repositioning Itself as the Party of Trump’s Racism
House Republicans could have rejected the president’s xenophobia. Instead, they went with it.
Jul 17, 2019 / John Nichols