Democrats

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control

A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.

Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sunrise activists

Want the Youth Vote in 2020? Champion the Green New Deal Now. Want the Youth Vote in 2020? Champion the Green New Deal Now.

This is just the beginning—a generation of climate voters is ready to engage with every part of the democratic process to confront this crisis.

Dec 3, 2018 / StudentNation / Jesse Meisenhelter

Scott Walker at Conservative Summit

Scott Walker’s Sore-Loser Scheme Scott Walker’s Sore-Loser Scheme

Shaken by November 6 losses, Wisconsin Republicans seek to change election dates, restrict voting, and limit high-turnout elections before they relinquish power.

Dec 3, 2018 / John Nichols

elizabeth warren american university

Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Crucial Stand for Democracy and Enlightened Internationalism Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Crucial Stand for Democracy and Enlightened Internationalism

Warren is proposing to break the grip of billionaire campaign donors and corporate interests on US foreign policy.

Nov 30, 2018 / John Nichols

Michelle Obama Manchester

Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir

Amy Wilentz on the missing politics in Becoming.

Nov 30, 2018 / Jon Wiener

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a break in a House Democratic Caucus meeting where she was nominated to be Speaker of the House for the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

How Nancy Pelosi Won Over Progressive Insurgents in Her Fight to Run the House How Nancy Pelosi Won Over Progressive Insurgents in Her Fight to Run the House

Pelosi showed why she deserves to be speaker as she isolated a small band of conservative Democrats and won her caucus nomination overwhelmingly.

Nov 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Beto O'Rourke supporters

What to Say to White People What to Say to White People

If Democrats need lessons on maximizing votes across the demographic divide, 2018 provides some clear examples of what to do—and what not to.

Nov 27, 2018 / Steve Phillips

Pelosi Poverty Rally

The New Democratic House Needs an Anti-Poverty Agenda The New Democratic House Needs an Anti-Poverty Agenda

Democrats have an opportunity to show voters what economic justice really looks like.

Nov 26, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

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Letters From the December 17-24, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 17-24, 2018, Issue

Down the rabbit hole… Bird is the word… Forgotten victory… Dump the hump… Road map for change… History repeats itself…

Nov 22, 2018 / Our Readers

Black rural vote

What Was the Real Midterm Victory? What Was the Real Midterm Victory?

The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.

Nov 21, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright

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