The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory
Republicans think they’ve found the blueprint in a 2002 book, The Emerging Democratic Majority. Their arguments show they didn’t read it.
May 24, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The Biggest Blue State Is Ready to Invest in Its People The Biggest Blue State Is Ready to Invest in Its People
California is showing what a state with vast resources and progressive political leadership can do if it sets its mind to reform.
May 20, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Summer Lee Shows Progressive Ideals Can Overcome Corporate Smears Summer Lee Shows Progressive Ideals Can Overcome Corporate Smears
The Pennsylvanian is one of several progressives who are leading in key races nationwide, beating super PAC cash and centrist candidates.
May 18, 2022 / John Nichols
The US Needs a Better Gun Policy. Democrats Can Make It Happen. The US Needs a Better Gun Policy. Democrats Can Make It Happen.
The gun control movement faces many challenges, but advocates’ passion is rising.
May 17, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The War on the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party The War on the Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party
Corporate interests are coming for the millions of progressive voters who joined with the center left to elect Joe Biden and a Democratic Congress.
May 16, 2022 / Jeff Weaver
Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts Democrats Must Become As Brave and Righteous as Abortion-Clinic Escorts
To win back abortion rights, Democrats need to learn how to fight the moral battle being waged by anti-abortion theocrats—something clinic escorts do every day.
May 16, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be
A super PAC is smearing Lee as a threat to the Democratic Party as she campaigns to become the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress.
May 13, 2022 / John Nichols
“The New York Times” Has Badly Lost Its Bearings “The New York Times” Has Badly Lost Its Bearings
Its next editor, Joe Kahn, needs to get it back on course.
May 13, 2022 / Dan Froomkin
Farewell to Midge Decter, the Bigot on the Beach Farewell to Midge Decter, the Bigot on the Beach
The obituaries for the founding mother of neoconservatism fail to give a sense of how vile her opinions really were.
May 13, 2022 / Jeet Heer
At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati
While interest in electoral politics may be low among young people, many on the left are still fighting for change through other means.
May 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope