The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy
The six-justice, right-wing majority is using a self-selected docket of cases to advance minority rule.
Oct 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump
A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.
Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer
What We Can Learn From Watergate What We Can Learn From Watergate
Fifty years ago, we tried to make the presidency more accountable. It wasn’t enough to secure democracy.
Oct 3, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage
The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution The “Rechazo”—Why Chileans Rejected a New Constitution
An insider’s account by a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
Sep 26, 2022 / Patricio Fernández
David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy David Leonhardt’s Centrist Nostalgia Won’t Save Democracy
Jim Crow wasn’t an exception—but a model for the future.
Sep 23, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Democracy’s Fair-Weather Friends in the Mainstream Media Democracy’s Fair-Weather Friends in the Mainstream Media
Their churlish response to President Biden’s Labor Day speech shows how the reflexive centrism of mainstream press overrides any concern for the truth.
The Coup Next Time The Coup Next Time
The hard right is grooming the military and law enforcement for insurrection.
Sep 19, 2022 / Jeet Heer
It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries It’s Time for Democrats to Ban Dark Money in Primaries
The unregulated funds are used to hurt progressive candidates.
Sep 6, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Autocracy and Anti-Abortion Go Hand in Hand Autocracy and Anti-Abortion Go Hand in Hand
Facing defeat at the ballot box, the anti-choice movement is already gravitating toward antidemocratic solutions.
Sep 2, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Gorbachev’s Legacy Gorbachev’s Legacy
A great reformer in his country’s tormented history.
Aug 31, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel