Democrats

If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez

If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez If You Want to Hear the Future of Democratic Politics, Listen to Delia Ramirez

The Illinois Representative will give a response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, offering a bold vision for a future that uplifts working-class voters.

Feb 7, 2023 / John Nichols

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support

This year, lawmakers in two dozen states, including Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Missouri, and Georgia, introduced bills that would expand access to menstrual products.

Feb 7, 2023 / StudentNation / Thalia Charles

A woman holds a Black Voters Matter sign while driving in a protest march on April 22, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red

While Democrats celebrate an averted crisis, the GOP campaign to quell and marginalize Black voters has only continued.

Feb 7, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

Threat inflation: the Chinese balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, February 1.

Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington

"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"

Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer

US President Joe Biden arrives to deliver the State of the Union address on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Biden, Go Bold in the State of the Union Biden, Go Bold in the State of the Union

What he needs to say.

Feb 6, 2023 / Robert L. Borosage

Josh Hawley holding pencil in front of microphone

The GOP’s Phony Class War The GOP’s Phony Class War

Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.”

Feb 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced

Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced

The GOP’s decision to remove Omar from her most cherished committee was petty and cruel—but she’s not going anywhere.

Feb 3, 2023 / John Nichols

Joe Biden on January 30, 2023

Biden’s Ending of the Covid Emergency Is a Public Health Disaster Biden’s Ending of the Covid Emergency Is a Public Health Disaster

The White House is tearing away vital pandemic protections for millions of vulnerable Americans—and pretending that everything's going to be just fine.

Feb 2, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Immigration Reform Protest

For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope

More than 22 million people in the US are in mixed-status households, where at least one undocumented person lives with citizens or lawful temporary immigrants.

Feb 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez

Protesters blocking traffic

The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System

After BLM and the George Floyd protests, the bipartisan elite embraced bolstering police power.

Jan 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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