How to Add Politics to Our Protest How to Add Politics to Our Protest
The case for a new, open-source party of unified progressive movements.
Aug 17, 2015 / Kate Aronoff and Max Berger
Honor Julian Bond’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights Honor Julian Bond’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights
The civil rights leader helped pass the Voting Rights Act and fought for voting rights over five decades.
Aug 17, 2015 / Ari Berman
Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future
When the civil-rights leader was nominated for vice president in 1968, we got a glimpse of the new politics.
Aug 17, 2015 / John Nichols
August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act
“Unfortunately the present law seems doomed from the start by its complex, slovenly, and mangled character.”
Aug 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote
The Democratic contender supports a constitutional remedy to voter suppression and assaults on the Voting Rights Act.
Aug 5, 2015 / John Nichols
The Republicans Have Been Trumped; Democrats Can Organize Better Debates The Republicans Have Been Trumped; Democrats Can Organize Better Debates
Both parties have their work cut out for them when it comes to improving their primary debates.
Jul 28, 2015 / John Nichols
John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran John Kerry Makes the Case on Capitol Hill for a Deal With Iran
It’s this deal or war, the secretary of state claimed.
Jul 23, 2015 / James Carden
Bernie Sanders Blew a Huge Opportunity at Netroots Nation Bernie Sanders Blew a Huge Opportunity at Netroots Nation
He still has a chance to convince voters of color that he cares deeply about racial justice—but time is running out.
Jul 22, 2015 / Joe Dinkin
Luther the Anger Translator No Longer Needed as Obama Fights for the Iranian Deal Luther the Anger Translator No Longer Needed as Obama Fights for the Iranian Deal
Obama’s impatience with the stagecraft of the White House press conference hints at a long overdue rhetorical change.
Jul 17, 2015 / Leslie Savan
This Is the Real Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party This Is the Real Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party
It’s not Bernie vs. Hillary, as the media would have it. It’s de Blasio vs. Cuomo.
Jul 16, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman