Democrats Can Win Rural Seats if They Listen to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democrats Can Win Rural Seats if They Listen to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Washington’s new congresswoman talks working-class appeal and the failure of the party elite.
Dec 14, 2022 / Q&A / Nick Bowlin
Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group
Democrats do themselves no favors when they pretend “women’s issues” are a niche category of human affairs.
Dec 13, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell
Kyrsten Sinema Formally Enrolls in the Party of Wall Street and Big Pharma Kyrsten Sinema Formally Enrolls in the Party of Wall Street and Big Pharma
The senator's switch to "independent" aligns her more completely with the special interests that she has so diligently represented since coming to the chamber.
Dec 9, 2022 / John Nichols
If Merrick Garland Had the Courage of His Convictions… If Merrick Garland Had the Courage of His Convictions…
Donald Trump would already be on his way to prison.
Dec 9, 2022 / Ben Gerson
Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch
The Georgia runoff result proves that insulting tokenism is not the same as outreach.
Dec 9, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Dodged a Bullet in the Midterms, but the Culture War Is Far From Won Democrats Dodged a Bullet in the Midterms, but the Culture War Is Far From Won
A functioning democracy requires the consent, if not the votes, of a good deal more than half the country.
Dec 9, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich
The Court Case That Could Legalize the Next Coup The Court Case That Could Legalize the Next Coup
If the Supreme Court reaches the wrong decision in Moore v. Harper, it could legitimize a dangerous new theory of who decides how elections work.
Dec 8, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself
The strategy that failed in California in 1996—bringing out unlikely voters in communities of workers and people of color—succeeded in Nevada in 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
Trump’s Sore-Loserism Knows No Bounds Trump’s Sore-Loserism Knows No Bounds
The president’s dismissal of 2020 results, and his demand that the election be redone, are entirely at odds with the intent of the founders.
Dec 8, 2022 / John Nichols
Under Biden’s Proposal, We’ll Have a Gerrymandered Presidential Primary Under Biden’s Proposal, We’ll Have a Gerrymandered Presidential Primary
In a time when Democrats are losing Latino voters, Biden’s administration has come up with a plan that only diminishes their influence.
Dec 8, 2022 / Jeff Weaver