Political Ideologies

How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting

How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting

Remind them that many of the most popular US programs were once called “socialist.”

May 28, 2019 / Peter Dreier

DSA High School

Socialism Is More Popular Than Donald Trump Socialism Is More Popular Than Donald Trump

The president is campaigning against socialism. New polling suggests he is failing.

May 24, 2019 / John Nichols

Morgan Bassichis

Morgan Bassichis’s Haunted American Songbook Morgan Bassichis’s Haunted American Songbook

The performer’s work presents a riotous vision of what an intergenerational left might look like.

May 23, 2019 / Ari M. Brostoff

Hurricane Maria, Virgin Islands

Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction Trump Is Embracing Climate Destruction

Can we act in time to avoid the worst?

May 21, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mother Daughter

Conservatives’ Real Fight Is for the Future of the Family Conservatives’ Real Fight Is for the Future of the Family

As misogyny and white supremacy are making a frightening comeback, conservatives have been emboldened to relitigate basic assumptions about women’s equality.

May 21, 2019 / Nicole Sussner Rodgers and Julie Kohler

Pro-choice Rally in New York

Take Action Now: Fight Back Against Abortion Bans Take Action Now: Fight Back Against Abortion Bans

Sign petitions, host fundraisers, and learn about the next steps in the fight against the anti-choice movement.

May 21, 2019 / NationAction

Yogendra Yadav

Meet India’s Most Prominent Democratic Socialist Meet India’s Most Prominent Democratic Socialist

Yogendra Yadav’s coalition of progressive politicians wants to challenge Narendra Modi’s authoritarian rule.

May 20, 2019 / Tekendra Parmar

Student Climate Strike

Europe’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right Europe’s Striking Climate Kids Show How to Defeat the Far Right

Fighting climate change now polls as a top priority among European voters—while most far-right leaders are climate denialists.

May 20, 2019 / Paul Hockenos

Identity Evropa

Why Fascists Storm Bookstores Why Fascists Storm Bookstores

A spate of attacks from DC to Berkeley show how far the right will go to shut down free expression.  

May 20, 2019 / Elizabeth King

Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All

Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All Empty Calls for Bipartisanship Could Doom Us All

Democrats may get one more chance to govern before a competent authoritarian emerges on the right. We can’t waste that opportunity.

May 16, 2019 / Ed Burmila

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