Progressives Are an Asset for the Democratic Party. It Should Treat Them That Way. Progressives Are an Asset for the Democratic Party. It Should Treat Them That Way.
Democratic progressives are not an isolated fringe—and their ideas are popular. The party should not run away from them.
Nov 10, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democrats Should Stop Worrying About Debating Climate Change Democrats Should Stop Worrying About Debating Climate Change
Creating millions of union jobs while building a clean energy economy is a winning argument the party should welcome rather than avoid.
Oct 15, 2020 / Karthik Ganapathy
Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal
Everyone’s talking about it—but in most journalism there’s no telling what the Green New Deal actually is.
Oct 14, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal The Hardest Thing About the Green New Deal
Three new books raise the question: What does global solidarity look like at this late hour?
Oct 12, 2020 / Wen Stephenson
Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All Biden Needs to Stop Talking Down Bernie Sanders and Medicare for All
Don’t step into the traps Trump lays to divide a Democratic coalition that includes democratic socialists with popular ideas.
Oct 2, 2020 / John Nichols
Can Kentucky Slip the Industry Ties That Prevent Change? Can Kentucky Slip the Industry Ties That Prevent Change?
Mitch McConnell’s state is at a climate crossroads—and it’s energizing young people to act.
Sep 25, 2020 / Andrew McCormick
These Races Will Shape What the US Elections Mean for Climate Progress These Races Will Shape What the US Elections Mean for Climate Progress
The people have marched, and now it’s time to vote.
Sep 24, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do
Captain Trump wants to steer us straight onto the rocks. This election is humanity’s last shot to prevent utter climate catastrophe.
Sep 22, 2020 / Bill McKibben
Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump? Can the Climate Youth Tip the 2020 Election Against Trump?
After electing Green New Deal champions in Democratic primaries, Varshini Prakash and the Sunrise Movement have their sights set on defeating Trump and the GOP in Wisconsin, Michig...
Sep 21, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Want the Youth Vote? Prioritize Climate Change Want the Youth Vote? Prioritize Climate Change
Young voters are intimately aware that they will be forced to bear the full effects of climate change—and they’re voting with that in mind.
Sep 21, 2020 / StudentNation / Jacob Wallace