America’s Mayors Should Take Marion Barry as a Model. Seriously. America’s Mayors Should Take Marion Barry as a Model. Seriously.
The former D.C. mayor’s pioneering efforts to provide jobs, affordable housing, and food security deserve to be remembered long after the jokes about his drug use have grown stale.
Feb 14, 2022 / Christina M. Greer
The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed The Town That QAnon Nearly Swallowed
Right-wing demagogues tried to take over a small town in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how concerned citizens stopped them.
Feb 7, 2022 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
California’s Red Counties California’s Red Counties
The alt-right’s ascendancy in Shasta County gives a window on what could be a fractious political future for California’s rural north.
Feb 4, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats? Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?
The state’s proposed maps could add at least three blue seats.
Feb 2, 2022 / Ross Barkan
Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy Danielle Allen Is Running for Massachusetts Governor to Revive American Democracy
Can she convince the state’s voters to put her ideas into practice?
Jan 25, 2022 / Feature / Serena Cho
Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot Madison Cawthorn’s Incitement of Insurrection Should Knock Him Off the Ballot
The Republican representative’s words and deeds disqualify him from office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.
Jan 13, 2022 / John Nichols
Republicans Are on the Retreat in California Republicans Are on the Retreat in California
Shifting tides after the attempted recall vote show that voters are concerned more with policy than with rhetoric.
Jan 7, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
“We Have It in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again” “We Have It in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again”
Progressives can win the fight for democracy in 2022. To do so, they would do well to renew their acquaintance with Thomas Paine's wise message.
Jan 3, 2022 / John Nichols
These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022 These Progressives Fought the Good Fight in 2021—and Gave Us Hope for 2022
For a year that saw progress come slowly and presidential approval ratings decline, these progressives held the line, speaking truth to power, defending democracy, and showing up f...
Dec 28, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols
A Sheriff for the People A Sheriff for the People
Following her recent victory in New Orleans, Susan Hutson will become the first female Black sheriff in Louisiana history.
Dec 21, 2021 / Tom Gogola