Political Ideologies

Anti-Trump protest in NYC

How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?

Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.

Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction

Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction

It’s the point.

Jul 26, 2017 / Richard Kim

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

Democrats Are Finally Waking Up Democrats Are Finally Waking Up

Two new economic agendas are moving the party in a starkly populist direction.

Jul 26, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

McConnell and Cornyn

The Republican Coup to Trash Health Care The Republican Coup to Trash Health Care

Mitch McConnell is relying on secrecy and chaos to pass a bill—any bill.

Jul 26, 2017 / The Nation

Young Sanders supporters in Brooklyn

Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope

A generation trained to be selfish is anything but. 

Jul 26, 2017 / Ronald Aronson

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.

Jul 25, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

Participants at a pro-union rally

How the Left Can Win in the South How the Left Can Win in the South

Bernie Sanders’s crushing defeat across the South should be a wake-up call for progressives—but victory is within reach.

Jul 20, 2017 / Paul Blest

Sanders Clinton CNN debate

The Circular Firing Squad Isn’t Amusing Anymore The Circular Firing Squad Isn’t Amusing Anymore

The left is tearing itself apart.

Jul 19, 2017 / Danny Goldberg

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality

Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality Trump’s Allies Are Taking Over the Media and Creating Their Own Reality

Is anybody paying attention?

Jul 19, 2017 / Column / Eric Alterman

Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill

Mitch McConnell Is the Biggest Loser Mitch McConnell Is the Biggest Loser

He tried to sell the bill as all things to all GOP senators—and he got caught.

Jul 18, 2017 / Joan Walsh

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