Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to “Shut Up!” Concerned About Democracy? House Republicans Invite You to “Shut Up!”
The message from Mike Johnson’s election is stark: it is not possible for a defender of democracy to serve as a Republican speaker of the House.
Oct 26, 2023 / John Nichols
Will Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Referendum Make It Onto the Ballot? Will Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Referendum Make It Onto the Ballot?
Organizers collected 116,000 signatures in support of a referendum to repeal the ordinance authorizing the police training facility, but it’s unclear if—and when—the initiative wi...
Oct 26, 2023 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow
Trump’s Lawyers Should Be Laughed Out of Court Trump’s Lawyers Should Be Laughed Out of Court
The latest attempt by the former president’s legal team to get his election subversion case dismissed is a case study in desperate legal maneuvering.
Oct 25, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Yes, Prager U Wants to Indoctrinate Your Kids. But That’s Not Really the Point. Yes, Prager U Wants to Indoctrinate Your Kids. But That’s Not Really the Point.
The aim isn’t just to change what gets taught but to transform how we understand ourselves, the public realm, and the common good.
Oct 25, 2023 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire
Bernie Sanders and Sherrod Brown Ask the Senate: Which Side Are You On? Bernie Sanders and Sherrod Brown Ask the Senate: Which Side Are You On?
The pro-labor stalwarts want the Senate to pass a resolution declaring solidarity with striking UAW members.
Oct 24, 2023 / John Nichols
Playing a Moderate, Antonin Scalia’s Daughter Wants a Virginia School Board Seat Playing a Moderate, Antonin Scalia’s Daughter Wants a Virginia School Board Seat
But her progressive opponent is making sure voters know the truth.
Oct 24, 2023 / Joan Walsh
This City Council Election Will Decide the Future of Housing in Minneapolis This City Council Election Will Decide the Future of Housing in Minneapolis
With every city council seat up for grabs in 2023, progressives hope for a veto-proof majority to pass meaningful affordable housing policies.
Oct 24, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle
Biden’s Israel-Palestine Policy Could Cost Him the Election Biden’s Israel-Palestine Policy Could Cost Him the Election
The president’s blank-check support of Israel’s war on Gaza is alienating many of the Black and brown voters he needs to win reelection.
Oct 23, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Why I Just Quit DSA Why I Just Quit DSA
After over four decades as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the group’s founding members is leaving in sorrow and anger.
Oct 23, 2023 / Maurice Isserman
Ron DeSantis Reminds America That Harvard and Yale Graduated An Ignorant Bigot Ron DeSantis Reminds America That Harvard and Yale Graduated An Ignorant Bigot
The GOP candidate’s anti-Palestinian hate-mongering is as dangerous as it is disqualifying.
Oct 19, 2023 / John Nichols