Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing Reactionaries Call the Green New Deal ‘Radical,’ Like That’s a Bad Thing
Supporters of action on climate change must borrow a page from FDR by laughing off critics—recognizing that there are times when we must indeed be radical.
Feb 11, 2019 / John Nichols
She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid
Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?
Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What AOC Owes MLK What AOC Owes MLK
The civil-rights leader’s vision of an equitable economy lives on in Congress’s emerging left.
Jan 21, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman
The Left Needs to Resist Anti-Immigrant Initiatives From Within its Ranks The Left Needs to Resist Anti-Immigrant Initiatives From Within its Ranks
David Adler on politics, Pedro Noguera on the LA teachers’ strike, and Kate Aronoff on the battle of ideas.
Jan 17, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics
The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think.
Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts It’s Time for Fact-Checkers to Face the Facts
Even fact-checking sites feel the need to try and find balance where there is none.
Dec 20, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal Why the Time Has Come for a Green New Deal
It’s smart politics and smart policy—and it’s enormously popular with the public.
Dec 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can the Blue Wave Deliver a Green New Deal? Can the Blue Wave Deliver a Green New Deal?
The base is demanding a bold plan from the newly empowered Democrats—and the planet is crying out for it.
Nov 20, 2018 / Christopher D. Cook
Progressive Economics Are Ascendant—Among Democrats, and at the Ballot Box Progressive Economics Are Ascendant—Among Democrats, and at the Ballot Box
It’s good politics and good policy, and should be a winning formula in 2020.
Nov 15, 2018 / Chris Hughes
5 Lessons for the New Activist-Lawmaker Wave 5 Lessons for the New Activist-Lawmaker Wave
A veteran left state lawmaker reflects on lessons learned from over 30 years of battling corporate power.
Nov 8, 2018 / Paul G. Pinsky