Progressives Have a VP Short list: Barbara Lee, Nina Turner, Karen Bass Progressives Have a VP Short list: Barbara Lee, Nina Turner, Karen Bass
California’s large Bernie Sanders delegation is asking Joe Biden to consider three progressive women.
Jul 21, 2020 / John Nichols
Trump’s 2020 Campaign Strategy Is Already an Impressive Train Wreck Trump’s 2020 Campaign Strategy Is Already an Impressive Train Wreck
Another week of making things up, skirting the law, and talking about beans.
Jul 21, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate Democrats Will Be Lost Without the Senate
A Biden win in November 2020 will be insufficient unless Democrats take the Senate and displace majority leader Mitch McConnell.
Jul 13, 2020 / Feature / John Nichols
Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana? Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana?
It’s popular. It’s the right thing to do. But as with so many key issues, Biden keeps pressuring the party to pull its punches.
Jul 10, 2020 / John Nichols
A Shattered Nation Isn’t Buying Trump’s Angry Nationalism A Shattered Nation Isn’t Buying Trump’s Angry Nationalism
It’s harder to run on American exceptionalism in a country increasingly filled with doubts about its ability to solve fundamental problems.
Jul 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Barbara Lee Would Make a Great Vice Presidential Nominee Barbara Lee Would Make a Great Vice Presidential Nominee
Adding an anti-war progressive with Lee’s record to the ticket would energize the base and appeal to disengaged and disenchanted voters.
Jul 3, 2020 / John Nichols
Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism Trolling Trump, the Lincoln Project Also Peddles Militarism
The Never Trump super PAC makes entertaining ads that get under the president’s skin—but progressives should take a closer look at their agenda.
Jul 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue Letters From the July 13/20, 2020, Issue
A gamble worth taking… Protect old Joe?… A terrible precedent…
Jun 30, 2020 / Our Readers
As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats? As Netanyahu Annexes the West Bank, Where Are the Democrats?
The early moves from Biden have been disappointing.
Jun 30, 2020 / Moustafa Bayoumi
Trump’s Geriatric Race War Trump’s Geriatric Race War
In an aging America, the central question becomes what do retirees fear most: racial diversity or the pandemic?
Jun 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer