Third Party Politics

Kshama Sawant

Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America? Can Kshama Sawant Build an Actual Socialist City in America?

First, she'll have to win rent control.

Jun 17, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe

Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity

Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity Social Democracy on the Prairie: Canadians Teach Us How to Beat Austerity

What Americans can learn from Alberta’s vote to tax corporations, fund services and get serious about climate change.

May 7, 2015 / John Nichols

Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy

Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy Rand Paul, Vaccinations and the (Not So) Secret History of White Supremacy

The senator’s confusion over the smallpox vaccine is symptomatic of libertarian confusion over the history of slavery.

Mar 12, 2015 / Greg Grandin

The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke

The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke

Cuomo's creation of the Women’s Equality Party is an attempt to use feminism against the Working Families Party, the real champions of New York’s women.

Oct 24, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Is ‘Reform Conservatism’ Anything New? Or Just More of W.’s ‘Compassionate Conservatism’?

Is ‘Reform Conservatism’ Anything New? Or Just More of W.’s ‘Compassionate Conservatism’? Is ‘Reform Conservatism’ Anything New? Or Just More of W.’s ‘Compassionate Conservatism’?

Part I of a three-part series by Christie Watch on the reformicons, the debate to reinvent the GOP, and who's behind them.

Jul 16, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The 12 Scariest Findings in the New Report on the Bundy Ranch Standoff

The 12 Scariest Findings in the New Report on the Bundy Ranch Standoff The 12 Scariest Findings in the New Report on the Bundy Ranch Standoff

A growing antigovernment movement has drawn a dangerous lesson from the standoff. 

Jul 11, 2014 / George Zornick

50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice

50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice 50 Years After Freedom Summer, America Needs a Revived Movement for Racial Justice

There is much to celebrate in Mississippi, and yet America still needs a year of action on voting rights.

Jul 2, 2014 / The Editors

How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics

How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics How the Working Families Party Is Already Changing Electoral Politics

The debate over endorsing Governor Cuomo showed the party’s power.

Jun 18, 2014 / Feature / Daniel Cantor

Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?

Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa? Would the Tea Party Welcome Jeb Bush? Or Vice Versa?

The Tea Party is losing influence, and centrist Republicans are losing patience with it.

Jun 18, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Eric Cantor Defeated by a Conservative Who Rips Crony Capitalism

Eric Cantor Defeated by a Conservative Who Rips Crony Capitalism Eric Cantor Defeated by a Conservative Who Rips Crony Capitalism

The Republican who pulled off 2014’s biggest upset is very conservative—and very critical of big corporations.

Jun 11, 2014 / John Nichols

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