Politics

A “For Sale” sign remains as homes smolder during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California, on January 8, 2025.

As Los Angeles Burns, It’s Business as Usual in Eviction Court As Los Angeles Burns, It’s Business as Usual in Eviction Court

The relentless progression of eviction proceedings isn’t merely a grim irony amid sudden displacement mere miles away—it’s also a harbinger of the city’s future.

Jan 17, 2025 / Piper French

Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?

Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong? Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?

Once Harris became the nominee, women voters surged behind her. But on Election Day, she won a smaller share of them than Biden did. This is how it fell apart.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Joan Walsh

How to Save the Democrats

How to Save the Democrats How to Save the Democrats

They’re in shambles. They need to change—fast. Here’s what they should do.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / John Nichols

How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency

How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency How Biden’s Foreign Policy Destroyed His Presidency

Biden's domestic agenda was the most progressive of any president since Lyndon Johnson. But it was entwined with a foreign policy that leaves his legacy drowned in blood.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Jeet Heer

An activist holds a placard that says “I Stand with Planned Parenthood” during a rally in Los Angeles on May 21, 2019.

Blocking Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Will Only Worsen the US Maternal Health Crisis Blocking Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Will Only Worsen the US Maternal Health Crisis

The “defund Planned Parenthood” campaign is back—and headed to the US Supreme Court.

Jan 17, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

Joe Biden coughs as he delivers remarks at the Department of Labor on December 16, 2024.

Biden’s Biggest Legacy: An Unending Trail of Blood Biden’s Biggest Legacy: An Unending Trail of Blood

It’s not just the Gaza genocide. It’s his decades of warmongering in the Middle East.

Jan 17, 2025 / Samaa Khullar

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Faiz Shakir’s Late Entry Shakes Up the Race for DNC Chair Faiz Shakir’s Late Entry Shakes Up the Race for DNC Chair

The strategist who managed Bernie Sanders’s presidential race says the party needs vision and conviction “to restore a deeply damaged Democratic brand.”

Jan 16, 2025 / John Nichols

The Brown Berets, who newly declassified documents reveal were the target of illegal CIA surveillance in the 1960s and ’70s, are still active, as seen here in this 2017 protest against white supremacist activists in San Diego. What we don’t know is whether the CIA has ever really backed off.

The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades

And is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures should also alert us to current dangers.

Jan 16, 2025 / Roberto Lovato

Vance at Butler Assassination Site

The Age of Vanceism Is Just Beginning The Age of Vanceism Is Just Beginning

The next four years in American politics may be characterized as much by the vice president as by his boss.

Jan 16, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann

Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, hands the gavel to Mitch Landrieu, Democratic National Convention Committee cochair, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024, in Chicago.

What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries?

January 16, 2025 What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? This is increasingly an existential question for progressives—and for the…

Jan 16, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

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