Democrats

Steny Hoyer

It’s Time to Retire Steny Hoyer It’s Time to Retire Steny Hoyer

Nancy Pelosi’s leadership is essential to an opposition Democratic Party, but her whip, Steny Hoyer, is a favorite of lobbyists and corporations.

Nov 28, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage

Hillary Clinton supporters

Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead Republicans Cannot Claim a Mandate When Hillary Clinton Has a 2 Million-Vote Lead

A higher percentage of Americans rejected Trump in 2016 than rejected Romney in 2012.

Nov 23, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Ross

Democrats: Revoking Trump’s Fast-Track Trade Authority Is Good Policy and Good Politics Democrats: Revoking Trump’s Fast-Track Trade Authority Is Good Policy and Good Politics

Trump doesn’t need fast track to accomplish bilateral deals, but he could use it to dole out corporate favors.

Nov 23, 2016 / David Dayen

Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference Nancy Pelosi: House Democrats Will Fight Trump, Investigate Comey Interference

Taking lessons from her time as minority leader under Bush, Pelosi says Democrats should play off discord within the GOP on Medicare, infrastructure, and the economy.

Nov 22, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Trump and Obama meet

What Time Is It? Here’s What the 2016 Election Tells Us About Obama, Trump, and What Comes Next What Time Is It? Here’s What the 2016 Election Tells Us About Obama, Trump, and What Comes Next

Political scientist Stephen Skowronek talks about how his theory of the cycles of presidential history explains the campaign’s shocking results.

Nov 22, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

Congressional Progessive Caucus

Taking It to the States Taking It to the States

State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.

Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

White Democratic Leadership

It’s Time to Diversify the Democratic Party Leadership It’s Time to Diversify the Democratic Party Leadership

Why do the people who control the party purse strings all look the same?

Nov 18, 2016 / Steve Phillips

DNC chairs

The Candidates for DNC Chair Should Debate Each Other in Public The Candidates for DNC Chair Should Debate Each Other in Public

Coming off of a scalding loss, the whole party—and not just the insiders at the top—needs to hear the plans of the men and women who would lead it.

Nov 17, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump grimace

The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s

Mike Davis on how Trumpism won’t last long. Plus Joan Walsh on women voters, Kai Wright on Obama and race, and Adam Shatz on “law and order.”

Nov 17, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

We Must Transform the Democratic Party

We Must Transform the Democratic Party We Must Transform the Democratic Party

It’s time to abandon, once and for all, the party’s corporate centrism and addiction to big-dollar fund-raising.

Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / John Nichols

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