The Democrats have largely flopped in questioning witnesses on Capitol Hill. The former special counsel's testimony is a chance to rectify that.

Pundits say Trump's tweets about "The Squad" are part of a master plan. They're wrong.

The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by him.

The Speaker's feud with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals a great deal about her approach to leadership.

As Queens' district attorney, she would work to dismantle the devastating power of her office.

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.

In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit

We can save millions of lives from climate change, but only if we change our own. Democrats should start acknowledging that.

Climate change demands a much more ambitious plan than the Great Depression did. It even requires reversing some of FDR's successes.

What the backlash to the emergency legislation reveals about the age-old pathologies of the right

Speaker Pelosi's plan to keep Trump's crimes and misdemeanors on the back burner has been overtaken by events—and a Michigan Republican.

There's a reason more big businesses are pushing for a carbon tax—and it's not because they want to fight climate change.

The quest for radical equality in the American grain

On the growing appeal of socialism in an age of inequality

On the mournful threads connecting Joe Biden’s half-century in politics

With "electability" dominating the 2020 debate, the Vermont independent reminds Democrats of the frontrunner's long, controversial record.

The Democratic frontrunner’s campaign is pitched to white folks who have fled the party. Sound familiar?

The conservative media’s delirious efforts to conjure up a socialist nightmare

Reports that the GOP is coming around on climate change have been greatly exaggerated. They will never be part of the solution. Let's move on.

If citizens are encouraged to help shape climate justice, they will be far more likely to join the project.