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
Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Progressives Slam Biden’s Foreign Policy Team
Sanders delegates and other progressive Dems, worried about his ties to the military, want less Pentagon spending and more focus on climate change.
Sep 21, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently Cancel the Presidential Debates—Permanently
We’d gain precious minutes of our lives that we might otherwise be tempted to waste.
Sep 21, 2020 / Ed Burmila
The Military’s Role in a Contested Election The Military’s Role in a Contested Election
Asking the armed forces to decide who won would be the first step on the road to rule by military junta.
Sep 17, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Biden Republicans Are a Political Illusion Biden Republicans Are a Political Illusion
The Democrats have tried hard to gain the love of disaffected conservatives—but now face diminishing returns.
Sep 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
It’s Going to Be a Long November It’s Going to Be a Long November
A game plan for every election outcome this year.
Sep 15, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Our Stutter: Joe Biden, Brayden Harrington—and Me Our Stutter: Joe Biden, Brayden Harrington—and Me
Joe Biden’s narrative about conquering his stammer might be true for him. That doesn’t mean it should be imposed on the rest of us.
Sep 10, 2020 / Barry Yeoman
Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him
Democrats have ceded opposition to the military-industrial complex to a belligerent fraud.
Sep 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer
How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness How the Biden Campaign Can Turn Trump’s ‘Strength’ Into a Weakness
Too many Americans still give Trump unwarranted credit for the economy.
Sep 9, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Biden Must Resist the Calls for a ‘Sister Souljah’ Moment Biden Must Resist the Calls for a ‘Sister Souljah’ Moment
This is time when a moral voice is needed, not a cynical one.
Sep 9, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage