Elections

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Is Proving Her Doubters Wrong Elizabeth Warren Is Proving Her Doubters Wrong

The presidential race is better with her in it.

Jun 11, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Students at the University of the Philippines protest Duterte

In the Philippines, a Youth Movement Stands Between Duterte and Dictatorship In the Philippines, a Youth Movement Stands Between Duterte and Dictatorship

Duterte will take control of Congress, but his quest for more power must be stopped.

Jun 10, 2019 / Noah Flora

Jay Inslee

Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate! Dammit, Democrats! Organize a Climate Debate!

The DNC has made a morally and practically wrong choice with its rejection of proposals for a debate on the existential issue of our time.

Jun 7, 2019 / John Nichols

Diamonte Brown

The Radical Teachers’ Movement Comes to Baltimore The Radical Teachers’ Movement Comes to Baltimore

Social-justice teacher caucuses have emerged in cities like Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, and St. Paul, and now they’re banding together to help those in Baltimore.

Jun 7, 2019 / Rachel M. Cohen

Mette Frederiksen

The European Left’s Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Turn The European Left’s Dangerous Anti-Immigrant Turn

In Denmark, the center left returned to power only by lurching to the right on immigration.

Jun 7, 2019 / Karina Piser

Satya Rhodes-Conway

Madison Is a Lefty Town—Just Not for Everyone Madison Is a Lefty Town—Just Not for Everyone

The newly elected mayor of Madison, Satya Rhodes-Conway, wants to advance racial equity in the most segregated state in America.

Jun 7, 2019 / Raina Lipsitz

Former Vice President Joe Biden

When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists

The candidate’s years as an anti-busing crusader cannot be forgotten—or readily forgiven.

Jun 6, 2019 / Jonathan Kozol

Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers Is Still the Best President We Never Had Bill Moyers Is Still the Best President We Never Had

Many years ago, Molly Ivins tried to get a fellow Texan to make an unlikely bid for the White House.

Jun 5, 2019 / John Nichols

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

It’s Time to Move on From Mueller It’s Time to Move on From Mueller

Mueller doesn’t want to testify, and the public wants Democrats to focus on the issues that matter to them.

Jun 5, 2019 / Aaron Maté

Shutdown Worker

Trump’s Attack on Working People Demands a Bold, Progressive Response Trump’s Attack on Working People Demands a Bold, Progressive Response

Piecemeal reforms won’t do the job.

Jun 4, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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