Election 2020

Stacey at Roosevelt

The Plan to Save Our Economy The Plan to Save Our Economy

By curbing corporate power and reinvigorating the public sector, we can create an economic and political system that works for everyone.

Apr 15, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

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Letters From the April 29, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 29, 2019, Issue

The case against the liberal case…

Apr 15, 2019 / Our Readers

Protesting Susan Collins

Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake Why Focusing All Our Energies on the Presidency Is a Big Mistake

Expecting transformative change from the top is a recipe for disappointment. We should stop expecting saviors.

Apr 15, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

Beto Talks About the Costs of War

Beto Talks About the Costs of War Beto Talks About the Costs of War

Presidential contender O’Rourke says we have “completely forgotten” our constitutional responsibility to lawfully declare and end wars.

Apr 15, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

Brian Hagedorn

A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin A Sobering Signal From Wisconsin

The loss of a critical court race that should have been an easy win for progressives provides a battleground-state warning for 2020.

Apr 12, 2019 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders in Miami

Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution

Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.

Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage

Danica Roem Canvass

The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having

The danger of a continued Trump presidency is too dire to spend our limited resources on internal fights.

Apr 12, 2019 / Adam Barbanel-Fried

UAW members outside the Nissan plant

The Presidential Candidates Should Debate Union Rights in Chattanooga The Presidential Candidates Should Debate Union Rights in Chattanooga

Members of UAW Local 42 want collective-bargaining rights at the Volkswagen plant. Where better to debate about labor rights, unions and the future of work?

Apr 11, 2019 / John Nichols

Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything

Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything Kirsten Gillibrand Isn’t Afraid of Anything

The New York senator is a Medicare for All, Green New Deal progressive who wants to win over Trump’s voters. Can she convince Democrats to give her a shot?

Apr 11, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

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Kirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left Kirsten Gillibrand’s Journey to the Left

Joan Walsh on the candidate, Eric Foner on Reconstruction, and Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner.

Apr 11, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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