Why the Hell Did Democrats Just Extend the Patriot Act?
House leadership included the measure in a government funding bill—and even members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus went along with it.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Pramila Jayapal’s Vision of Power
Can the progressive congresswoman transform the left's unruly energy into legislative victories?
The Media Is Missing the Real Story of Trump’s Racism
It's easy to see why he's attacking politicians of color. Why are Beltway pundits so blind to it?
The Democrats’ New Climate Plan Can’t Be Serious
A moderate alternative to the Green New Deal, "100 by '50" proposes to wait until the last possible moment to halt global warming.
Beyond Pelosi
Why impeachment can’t penetrate the cult of D.C. savvy.
Please Don’t Blow the Mueller Hearings
The Democrats have largely flopped in questioning witnesses on Capitol Hill. The former special counsel's testimony is a chance to rectify that.
It’s Not Strategy, It’s Racism
Pundits say Trump's tweets about "The Squad" are part of a master plan. They're wrong.
Trump and His Deplorables
The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by him.
Nancy Pelosi Has Power—She Just Doesn’t Want to Use It
The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership.
How Tiffany Cabán Would Reshape The Criminal Justice System
As Queens' district attorney, she would work to dismantle the devastating power of her office.
Jay Inslee Would Like Your Attention, Please
Washington's governor must use the first debate to emerge from obscurity—and prove that his climate plan is better than the Green New Deal.
Give War a Chance
In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit
You Will Have to Make Sacrifices to Save the Planet
We can save millions of lives from climate change, but only if we change our own. Democrats should start acknowledging that.
The Green New Deal Can’t Be Anything Like the New Deal
Climate change demands a much more ambitious plan than the Great Depression did. It even requires reversing some of FDR's successes.
Fear and Loathing of the Green New Deal
What the backlash to the emergency legislation reveals about the age-old pathologies of the right
Impeachment Is Coming
Speaker Pelosi's plan to keep Trump's crimes and misdemeanors on the back burner has been overtaken by events—and a Michigan Republican.
Corporate America Is Terrified of the Green New Deal
There's a reason more big businesses are pushing for a carbon tax—and it's not because they want to fight climate change.
Socialism and the Democracy Deficit
The quest for radical equality in the American grain
Reclaiming the Future
On the growing appeal of socialism in an age of inequality
The Audacity of Grief
On the mournful threads connecting Joe Biden’s half-century in politics
