Election 2020

Howie Hawkins

WTF Is Jacobin’s Editor Thinking in Voting Green? WTF Is "Jacobin"’s Editor Thinking in Voting Green?

Bhaskar Sunkara’s stance is self-indulgent—an individual act of virtue signaling rather than part of a collective movement for justice.

Apr 28, 2020 / Peter Dreier

Jesse Jackson campaigning

The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement The End of the Campaign Is Not the End of the Movement

What Sanders and Warren supporters can learn from the long tail of Jesse Jackson’s presidential runs.

Apr 28, 2020 / Steve Phillips

womens strike dsa

Responses to an ‘Open Letter to the New New Left’ Responses to an ‘Open Letter to the New New Left’

A recent open letter signed by former members of SDS has sparked a heated debate on the left.

Apr 27, 2020 / David Duhalde and Mike Davis

Larry Summers

Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck

Why should we believe Biden’s promises of progressive reforms, when he seeks out the advice of this plutocrat-loving economist?

Apr 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer

What’s Super Popular? Voting by Mail.

What’s Super Popular? Voting by Mail. What’s Super Popular? Voting by Mail.

Congressional Democrats must recognize that Americans want this change, and bargain hard for the $4 billion that will assure safe and fair elections.

Apr 24, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump Wants Sports Back, Safety Be Damned

Trump Wants Sports Back, Safety Be Damned Trump Wants Sports Back, Safety Be Damned

Reopening the National Football League could mean open season on the rest of us.

Apr 24, 2020 / Robert Lipsyte

Donald Trump

Trump’s New Immigration ‘Ban’ Is an Evil Attempt at Distraction Trump’s New Immigration ‘Ban’ Is an Evil Attempt at Distraction

The president is desperate to take attention off his coronavirus failures, so he’s turning to his favorite scapegoat—immigrants.

Apr 23, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Bigger Than Bernie

Bigger Than Bernie Bigger Than Bernie

Sanders won’t let the people who power the movement he started waste their votes.

Apr 23, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism

Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism Congress Desperately Needs to Call Out Trump’s Authoritarianism

His claims of monarchical powers don’t just politicize the Covid-19 fight. They also threaten our constitutional democracy.

Apr 21, 2020 / John Nichols

Biden sits in front of a US flag

What Progressives Could Teach Joe Biden About Foreign Policy What Progressives Could Teach Joe Biden About Foreign Policy

There are several critical initiatives that the presumptive Democratic nominee should embrace.

Apr 21, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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