Democrats

The GOP Is Lying About the “Great Replacement” Theory

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

Gavin Newsom Budget Revision

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 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

Police officer outside grocery store shooting site in Buffalo

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 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 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 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

A man in a suit stands at a lectern

“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

Midge Decter speaking a lectern

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

Ohio Voting Midterm Primary

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

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