Democrats

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction

Can we act in time to avoid the worst?

May 21, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Justin Amash

Republican Congressman Justin Amash Breaks Party Ranks to Call Trump’s Conduct Impeachable Republican Congressman Justin Amash Breaks Party Ranks to Call Trump’s Conduct Impeachable

Trump is furious that a Republican read the Mueller report and responded with an embrace of the Constitution rather than party loyalty.

May 20, 2019 / John Nichols

Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All

Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All

Democrats may get one more chance to govern before a competent authoritarian emerges on the right. We can’t waste that opportunity.

May 16, 2019 / Ed Burmila

Richard Brown

Progressive Prosecutors Clamor for Queens Progressive Prosecutors Clamor for Queens

Seven candidates running for district attorney are promising to bring fairer rules to the 2 million person New York City borough.

May 13, 2019 / Ross Barkan

The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash

The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash The DCCC’s Plan to Punish Democrats for Backing Primary Challengers Is Sparking Major Backlash

This attempt to protect incumbents will tamp down on the energy and diversity the party desperately needs.

May 8, 2019 / John Nichols

Trump Putin Vietnam

Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security Russiagate Zealotry Continues to Endanger American National Security

If Venezuela becomes a Cuban Missile–like Crisis, will Trump be free to resolve it peacefully?

May 8, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump Air Force One

Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention Trump Promised Restraint but Has Delivered More Calamitous Intervention

He is sowing chaos and intervening from Yemen to Iran to Venezuela and beyond.

May 7, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Transformation of Bernie Sanders

The Transformation of Bernie Sanders The Transformation of Bernie Sanders

How the Vermont senator went from a third-party independent to a 2020 frontrunner. 

May 7, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp

Andrew Gillum Campaigning

Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020 Andrew Gillum Wants the Supreme Court to Be a Central Issue in 2020

“We can’t give that ground anymore,” he says.

May 6, 2019 / John Nichols

Jamie Raskin in the House

Has Donald Trump Committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors? Has Donald Trump Committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors?

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a noted constitutional scholar—and member of the House Judiciary Committee—discusses the question.

May 2, 2019 / John Nichols

x