Will President-Elect Trump End the New Cold War? Will President-Elect Trump End the New Cold War?
Whatever Americans think of the next president’s other policies, exceedingly dangerous US-Russian conflicts have become the greatest threat to American and international security.
Nov 16, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Hillary Clinton’s Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented—and Still Growing Hillary Clinton’s Popular-Vote Victory Is Unprecedented—and Still Growing
Her margin is now bigger than the winning margins for John Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
Nov 16, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy Donald Trump Won Only by Undermining an Already Broken Democracy
Caught between demographic headwinds and a base that wouldn’t let the party adapt, Republicans set their sights on democratic pluralism itself.
Nov 16, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Trump Reminds Us the Racial Justice Movement Is Growing Trump Reminds Us the Racial Justice Movement Is Growing
Backlash only exists when we are making progress, so let’s keep going.
Nov 16, 2016 / Rinku Sen
How We Can Fight Trump How We Can Fight Trump
Progressives must lead the Democratic Party and develop its economic populism.
Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
12 Coal Miners Died on This Man’s Watch in 2006. Now Trump Wants to Make Him Commerce Secretary. 12 Coal Miners Died on This Man’s Watch in 2006. Now Trump Wants to Make Him Commerce Secretary.
So much for Trump’s supposed commitment to coalfield workers.
Nov 15, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election 28 Students Respond to Donald Trump’s Election
“We can no longer afford to run from uncomfortable conversations.”
Nov 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Various Contributors
Did Republicans Rig the Election? Did Republicans Rig the Election?
Voter suppression was all too real, and 14 states—including important swing states—had new voting restrictions in place.
Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
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
When Liberal Elites Spurn Populism, Trump Happens When Liberal Elites Spurn Populism, Trump Happens
Denied a populism from the left, millions of Americans picked the one from the right.
Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan