The Center-Left Wants to Pass the Baton, but What 2020 Candidate Will Take It? The Center-Left Wants to Pass the Baton, but What 2020 Candidate Will Take It?
The right person will understand one crucial thing that Barack Obama did not get.
Apr 8, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Letters From the April 22, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 22, 2019, Issue
Led astray by the third way… Walker’s downfall… Nuclear insanity… Making scammers pay…
Apr 4, 2019 / Our Readers
2 Minutes and Counting 2 Minutes and Counting
Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak.
Apr 3, 2019 / Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick
The ‘Best Economy’ Ever Isn’t Working for Working People The ‘Best Economy’ Ever Isn’t Working for Working People
Trumpism has failed Americans even at the height of the recovery.
Apr 2, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Fracking Has Wrought What Fracking Has Wrought
Eliza Griswold’s new book, Amity And Prosperity, examines the high human and environmental costs of natural gas extraction in two Pennsylvania towns.
Apr 2, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones
Lots of Politicians Preach Civility, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Practices It Lots of Politicians Preach Civility, but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Practices It
After telling allies it’s “not acceptable” to disparage a Republican who differs with her on climate strategy, AOC explains: “That’s the difference between me and Trump.”
Apr 1, 2019 / John Nichols
What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal What 16 Young People Think About the Green New Deal
“This legislation is not only about saving the planet. It is about reimagining the way that we live.”
Apr 1, 2019 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal
New polls show people want bold action on climate–and grassroots organizing is well underway.
Mar 28, 2019 / Sean McElwee, Vijay Das, and Julian Brave NoiseCat
AOC Torches the Republican Talking Point That Caring About Climate Change Is ‘Elitist’ AOC Torches the Republican Talking Point That Caring About Climate Change Is ‘Elitist’
“People are dying” while the GOP helps oil companies and bails out banks.
Mar 27, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard
Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm
After years of struggling through summer heat and wildfire smoke, farmers in Washington are building their own, cooperatively run, future.
Mar 27, 2019 / Audrea Lim