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
Your Vote Can Help Save the Working Families Party Your Vote Can Help Save the Working Families Party
WFP needs 130,000 votes on this November's ballot to survive Cuomo's attacks in New York.
Oct 8, 2020 / The Editors
The Working Families Party Endorses Biden and Harris The Working Families Party Endorses Biden and Harris
Beating Trump is the priority, but the progressive group says it’ll keep pressuring Biden to move left on economic, social, and racial justice issues.
Aug 14, 2020 / John Nichols
The Working Families Party Says It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines and Back Sanders The Working Families Party Says It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines and Back Sanders
The labor-left group, which backed Elizabeth Warren last fall, endorses Bernie Sanders to “get the job done.”
Mar 9, 2020 / John Nichols
Sochie Nnaemeka Wants to Take On Corporate Democrats Sochie Nnaemeka Wants to Take On Corporate Democrats
The new director of the Working Families Party in New York wants to unite the left against Governor Andrew Cuomo and his austerity politics.
Feb 21, 2020 / Karina Piser
AOC Knows What She’s Doing AOC Knows What She’s Doing
What are the risks and benefits of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders?
Oct 16, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac
Calling in Progressives Calling in Progressives
Racist attacks on Mitchell and Stamp over the WFP’s Warren endorsement show ignoring racism and sexism has been an epic fail.
Sep 26, 2019 / Rukia Lumumba and Makani Themba
The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified The ‘Jacobin’ Outrage About the Working Family Party’s Elizabeth Warren Endorsement Is Foolish and Unjustified
Nobody owns the working class—or the warrant of “History.”
Sep 19, 2019 / Jeffrey C. Isaac
WFP’s Nod to Warren Reminds Progressives of the Inevitable Need to Choose WFP’s Nod to Warren Reminds Progressives of the Inevitable Need to Choose
A lot of progressive groups (and voters) have held off on making the Sanders-vs.-Warren choice. But they’ll face more and more pressure to decide how best to block Biden.
Sep 17, 2019 / John Nichols
Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism
What if employee-owned businesses were the key to a healthier, more humane economy?
Aug 8, 2019 / Nathan Schneider