Political Ideologies

Trump in the White House

Everything Trump Is Doing to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act Everything Trump Is Doing to Sabotage the Affordable Care Act

The law was working very well when Trump took office. But since then, the number of uninsured Americans has been rising.

Nov 7, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Ralph Northam

Pandering to Racists Won’t Get Democrats Anywhere Pandering to Racists Won’t Get Democrats Anywhere

There really isn’t a political center on key questions of race.

Nov 7, 2017 / Sean McElwee

Charles Schumer

Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope. Have Democrats Learned Their Lesson? There’s Reason for Hope.

Democrats will have to work harder to establish a clear, compelling vision of what they are for beyond opposition to Trump.

Nov 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donna Brazile at the DNC

Donna Brazile’s Revelations About the Clinton Campaign Are Not As Explosive as They Seem Donna Brazile’s Revelations About the Clinton Campaign Are Not As Explosive as They Seem

Her report doesn’t necessarily reveal a primary-election playing field that was intentionally tilted against Bernie Sanders.

Nov 6, 2017 / Joshua Holland

Former Vice President Joe Biden

Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’ Joe Biden Positions Himself as the ‘Anti-Bernie’

Biden, like many mainstream liberal Democrats, seems intent upon not understanding the real lessons of 2016.

Nov 6, 2017 / James Carden

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.

Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy

Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy Trump Is Creating a Grifter Economy

The White House’s economic plans help the scheming and powerful swindle ordinary Americans.

Nov 2, 2017 / Mike Konczal

The Other Foucault

The Other Foucault The Other Foucault

What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?

Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

Austrian Freedom Party

Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?

The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.

Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos

NAACP North Carolina

This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—and It’s Mostly White

The chapter reveals the promise and pitfalls of racial-justice solidarity.

Oct 31, 2017 / Michael Schulson

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