Iowa Could Make Joe Biden President, and Give Him a Democratic Senate to Work With Iowa Could Make Joe Biden President, and Give Him a Democratic Senate to Work With
How the tide has turned in a state Trump won big in 2016.
Oct 21, 2020 / John Nichols
Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking Earth to Biden: Stop Talking About Fracking
Data for Progress polling shows that support for a fracking ban fell 16 points among Democrats after Biden and Harris opposed it in the debates.
Oct 21, 2020 / Julian Brave NoiseCat and Danielle Deiseroth
Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden? Will Union Workers Deliver Nevada For Biden?
UNITE-HERE! had 90 percent of its members laid off because of Trump’s bungling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, they are knocking on doors to elect Joe Biden.
Oct 21, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It? It’s Not Trump’s Job to Be Informed, Is It?
Welcome to the longest two weeks in human history.
Oct 20, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later Progressives Should Support Biden Now, but Be Ready to Push Later
The chaos of recent years demands a paradigm shift.
Oct 20, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure Trump Is Butchering Our Regulatory Infrastructure
Recent rules changes lock into place weaker environmental, workplace safety, and labor standards, and escalate the assault on legal immigration.
Oct 20, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking
Smear merchants like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani are trying to peddle a sequel to the Clinton scandals of 2016—but they’ve lost their groove.
Oct 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Can Jaime Harrison Really Beat Lindsey Graham? Can Jaime Harrison Really Beat Lindsey Graham?
It won’t be easy—despite some polls showing the race in a dead heat and Harrison raising money hand over fist.
Oct 19, 2020 / Kevin Alexander Gray
Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course Progressives Won’t Wait for Biden to Set the Course
If Biden plans to fulfill his campaign trail promise that he’ll be the “most progressive president since FDR,” he’ll have to help lead the push for progressive policies.
Oct 19, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage
Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls
Angry, prickly, and paranoid, the president struggled to defend his record when challenged by a tough journalist and ordinary Americans.
Oct 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer