In a Democracy, No Leader Is Indispensable In a Democracy, No Leader Is Indispensable
As Joe Biden flirts with the Samson Option—threatening to bring his party to ruin in November—he needs to realize that the election isn’t just about him.
Jul 8, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Biden Won’t Win With This Kind of Campaign Biden Won’t Win With This Kind of Campaign
The president says he won’t bow out. But his efforts to renew his candidacy are risk-averse, uninspired, and dangerously misguided.
Jul 8, 2024 / John Nichols
Biden Did Not Save His Presidency on ABC Biden Did Not Save His Presidency on ABC
An uneven interview with George Stephanapoulos was too little, too late—and maybe a bit too churlish.
Jul 6, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours Biden’s Patriotic Duty—and Ours
The United States of America is not—yet—a family business. The future of our democracy is too important to be left to one man, his relatives, or his major donors.
Jul 4, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
Saving Candidate Biden Saving Candidate Biden
To rescue the president’s faltering campaign, Democrats need to send in their A team.
Jul 3, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November? Do July Jitters Mean a Nightmare in November?
The center may have held in the EU elections, but Americans are starting to tug their shirt collars.
Jul 2, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
As Childish Old Men Bickered, America Lost the Debate As Childish Old Men Bickered, America Lost the Debate
The debate was a hard-to-watch 90-minute infomercial for the political shit show that lies ahead.
Jun 28, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler
10 Questions for the Candidates 10 Questions for the Candidates
On US foreign policy, the war in Ukraine, and US-Russia relations.
Jun 27, 2024 / James Carden and Katrina vanden Heuvel
With His Immigration Policy, Biden Capitulates to the Right’s Racist Agenda With His Immigration Policy, Biden Capitulates to the Right’s Racist Agenda
Trump’s strategy has been clear: stoke fear about immigration to secure more votes. Biden shouldn’t be following in his footsteps.
Jun 26, 2024 / Silky Shah
Nixon and Trump: The Good Women They Defeated Nixon and Trump: The Good Women They Defeated
We remember Trump’s female opponent. Time to remember Nixon’s?
Jun 21, 2024 / Michele Willens