The Whiniest Nazis Could Still Destroy Our Country The Whiniest Nazis Could Still Destroy Our Country
It’s easy to mock the white supremacists on trial for planning the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville—but that shouldn’t distract us from how frightening they are.
Nov 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough
It’s time for a new federalism that brings suburbs and central cities together to promote equity, growth, and sustainability.
Nov 19, 2021 / Nathan Newman
The Rise of the Right in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia The Rise of the Right in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia
From the vantage point of Washington, D.C., where masks are the indoor norm, the maskless scene in Georgia’s 14th district seems unreal.
Nov 19, 2021 / Barbara Koeppel
There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia
Much of the commentary since this month’s off-year elections in Virginia missed these key mistakes that Democrats made leading to losses up and down the ticket.
Nov 17, 2021 / Atima Omara
John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay
Though the company offered raises and concession on health care and retirement, the union is standing firm. And so far, the public is behind them.
Nov 11, 2021 / Dave Leshtz
Here’s How the Democrats Can Win Back Rural Voters Here’s How the Democrats Can Win Back Rural Voters
Democrats have a rural problem. Our party’s failure to even seriously contest—let alone win—statehouses and congressional seats over so much of the electoral map leaves us perpetua...
Nov 10, 2021 / Jane Fleming Kleeb
“The Worst Prison in New York State” “The Worst Prison in New York State”
The situation at Rikers is bad, but at Great Meadow Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility more than 200 miles north of New York City, it’s worse.
Nov 10, 2021 / Victoria Law
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Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022 Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022
Austin activists beat an attempt to stir backlash against criminal justice reform Tuesday. Now, one of the city’s top progressives wants to take an organizing agenda to Congress.
Nov 5, 2021 / John Nichols
Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War Lessons From Virginia: You Can’t Ignore the Civil War
America’s unresolved racial identity crisis continues to define US politics.
Nov 3, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win Democrats Can’t Fail to Govern and Expect to Win
Democrats in Washington have bungled the past several months. And their failure to govern boldly—and effectively—has cost them dearly.
Nov 3, 2021 / John Nichols