Presidential Prospect or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has a Lesson for Democrats Presidential Prospect or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has a Lesson for Democrats
She's teaching her party how to take the events of a moment and weave them into a narrative that addresses the fundamental challenges facing the country.
Apr 8, 2014 / John Nichols
Will New Hampshire Be the Next State to Declare Democracy Is for People—Not Corporations? Will New Hampshire Be the Next State to Declare Democracy Is for People—Not Corporations?
Fourty-seven town meetings tell legislators and Congress it's time for a money-out-of-politics amendment.
Mar 24, 2014 / John Nichols
Lee Fang: Christie’s Political Donors Are Managing State Pension Funds Lee Fang: Christie’s Political Donors Are Managing State Pension Funds
And they're raking in a lot of money regardless of how well their funds perform, Fang says on All In with Chris Hayes.
Mar 20, 2014 / Press Room
Bernie Sanders Is Thinking About Running for President Bernie Sanders Is Thinking About Running for President
But first he wants to check in with you.
Mar 18, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
If Democrats Want to Win in 2014, They’ll Need a Real Economic Agenda If Democrats Want to Win in 2014, They’ll Need a Real Economic Agenda
A higher minimum wage, better jobs, universal pre-K are the issues that will bring out core voters for the midterms.
Mar 17, 2014 / Press Room
Outside Money and Low Turnout, Not Obamacare, Gave GOP its Florida Win Outside Money and Low Turnout, Not Obamacare, Gave GOP its Florida Win
Low turnout and a lot of last-minute spending by outside groups were critical factors. And Democrats need to understand that’s the 2014 reality.
Mar 12, 2014 / John Nichols
Senators to Pull All-Nighter to Push for Climate Action Senators to Pull All-Nighter to Push for Climate Action
From Monday evening until Tuesday morning, more than two dozen lawmakers will speak on the Senate floor about the urgency of climate change.
Mar 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
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Bernie Sanders: ‘I Am Prepared to Run for President of the United States’ [Updated on March 19] Bernie Sanders: ‘I Am Prepared to Run for President of the United States’ [Updated on March 19]
Vermont independent wants to talk to progressives about a 2016 run, about whether to do so as a Democrat. “If I run,” he says, “my job…is to build the kind of coalition that can wi...
Mar 6, 2014 / John Nichols
What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg What Nihilism? A Response to Michelle Goldberg
The focus of left politics must be to change the terms of a debate that leaves us with impoverished choices. It's only in the context of a shriveled political imagination that that...
Mar 3, 2014 / Adolph Reed Jr.
Is Bobby Jindal Serious About 2016? Is Bobby Jindal Serious About 2016?
It seems that he is, but it isn’t clear that other Republicans are taking him seriously.
Mar 3, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss