The Left

London protest against militarism in Syria

Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy

A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.

Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Putin Helicopter

Who Putin Is Not Who Putin Is Not

Falsely demonizing Russia’s leader has made the new Cold War even more dangerous.

Sep 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Trump, Price, Pence

America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump America’s Aversion to Facts Didn’t Begin With Donald Trump

Retracing the roots of political falsehood.

Sep 20, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

Volunteers gather at the Julia Salazar campaign headquarters

The Reason Julia Salazar Won The Reason Julia Salazar Won

A core of true believers were the backbone of her campaign. How should they handle accounts of her dishonesty?

Sep 18, 2018 / Annie Shields

Jimmie Akesson

Is the ‘Swedish Model’ of Social Democracy Endangered? Is the ‘Swedish Model’ of Social Democracy Endangered?

The rise of the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats is stunning—but the Social Democrats have been losing ground for decades.

Sep 17, 2018 / Lars Trägårdh

Ayanna Pressley Supporters

Expanding the Pipeline for Progressive Talent Expanding the Pipeline for Progressive Talent

If Democrats win big in November, they will need an infusion of new policy staffers.

Sep 14, 2018 / James Carden

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges

At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges At the Global Climate Action Summit, Brown and Bloomberg Make Bold New Pledges

The California governor denounced Trump as “a liar, a criminal, and a fool.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Mark Hertsgaard

This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue

This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue This Grassroots Group Aims to Turn the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue

Down Home North Carolina is organizing the old-fashioned way—one citizen at a time.

Sep 13, 2018 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump

Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies. Forget the Trump Circus. Focus Instead on His Ruinous Policies.

Democrats would be wise to focus not just on Trump’s inanities but also on the real damage that he and his Republican allies are doing to our country.

Sep 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nancy Pelosi News Conference

The Perils of Pelosi’s ‘Pay-Go’ Promise The Perils of Pelosi’s ‘Pay-Go’ Promise

Democratic leaders need to present a vision of a progressive future, not run as fiscal conservatives.

Sep 6, 2018 / Justin Talbot-Zorn

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