The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect
The Democratic party’s new rock star is storming the country on behalf of insurgent populists.
Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols
The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines
This year’s Unite the Right rally was a flop, but participants could still rely on the cops.
Aug 13, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor
The Left Is Winning Even When It Loses The Left Is Winning Even When It Loses
Tough primaries don’t change the fact that leftist policies are very popular.
Aug 13, 2018 / Sean McElwee, Jon Green, and Colin McAuliffe
This Is Not a Time for Civility This Is Not a Time for Civility
White-nationalist rallies are calls for genocide, and must be treated as such.
Aug 10, 2018 / Natasha Lennard
These Democratic Socialists Aren’t Just Targeting Incumbent Politicians These Democratic Socialists Aren’t Just Targeting Incumbent Politicians
They’re going after slumlords and real-estate speculators.
Aug 10, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany? Can Alessandra Biaggi and Julia Salazar Unseat the GOP in Albany?
Forget the mythical Bernie Bro: New York has a brigade of Red Rosas ready to take on the establishment.
Aug 9, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz
Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night Ignore the Media Hype: Progressives Won Big Tuesday Night
This week’s primaries were won by both democratic socialists and progressive democrats. Who didn’t win? Centrists.
Aug 9, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Rashida Tlaib Is Running for Congress on a Mission to Expand Civil-Rights Protections Rashida Tlaib Is Running for Congress on a Mission to Expand Civil-Rights Protections
This Michigan congressional nominee has a big vision for renewing and building upon the promise of the Civil Rights Act.
Aug 9, 2018 / John Nichols
Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service
The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.
Aug 7, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
