Progressive Values Don’t Stop at the Water’s Edge Progressive Values Don’t Stop at the Water’s Edge
Our foreign-policy alternative should be based on people’s actual concerns, not the made-up “crises” Washington think tanks cook up.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Stephen Miles
The Democratization of US Foreign Policy The Democratization of US Foreign Policy
It’s the only way to stop a dangeous imperialist tradition.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Jeffrey D. Sachs
Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy Sham Populism, Shameless Plutocracy
Almost every legitimate function of the federal government could be subverted by Trump’s wrecking crew.
Dec 20, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump North Carolina’s Legislative Coup Shows What Voter Suppression Will Look Like Under Trump
Republicans have turned North Carolina into a laboratory for subverting democracy.
Dec 19, 2016 / Ari Berman
Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch! Christmas in Caracas? Worse Than the Grinch!
Amid today’s crisis, what is salvageable from the Bolivarian Revolution? A conversation with Alejandro Velasco.
Dec 16, 2016 / Greg Grandin
America in Populist Times: An Interview With Chantal Mouffe America in Populist Times: An Interview With Chantal Mouffe
One of the preeminent theorists on democracy, social movements, and populism, her work was an inspiration to Podemos in Spain and Syriza in Greece.
Dec 15, 2016 / Waleed Shahid
The Electoral College Has the Starkly Anti-Democratic Power to Make a Loser a ‘Winner’ The Electoral College Has the Starkly Anti-Democratic Power to Make a Loser a ‘Winner’
Clinton is winning by almost 3 million votes. There is every good reason to protest an Electoral College that intends to trump the popular will.
Dec 15, 2016 / John Nichols
Chris Hayes: How We Got From Obama to Trump Chris Hayes: How We Got From Obama to Trump
Plus: Joan Walsh on fighting Trump’s nominees, and Andrew Bacevich on Trump’s generals.
Dec 15, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How to Mount a Progressive Resistance How to Mount a Progressive Resistance
Opposition to Trump will come—not only in the streets but also from leaders in states and cities who are intent on making America better.
Dec 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War
The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.
Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen