What Happened to Peter Daou?
The former Hillary Clinton cheerleader is now one of Bernie Sanders’s biggest online boosters. Critics smell a grift—but maybe Daou is just being Daou.
Bernie Sanders
Is It Imperialist to “Green” the Military?
As progressives scrutinize Elizabeth Warren's bona fides, her "Green New Military" plan raises hackles of climate activists on the left.
Another Debate Marks Time in an Endless Primary Season
These increasingly stale cable news outings are starting to feel like America is on a long drive with nothing to think about.
To Lock Up a President
Democrats seem to agree that Trump should be brought to justice. Whether they agree on the precise nature of that justice is an open question.
There’s Only One Way the Patrick and Bloomberg Campaigns Make Sense
Democratic Party elders are making plans.
Elizabeth Warren Retreats From Medicare for All
Her plan to pass a public option before pivoting to single-payer is too clever for its own good.
Moving Beyond Misogyny
Why do they hate us?
J Street Is Minding the Mainstream
The progressive pro-Israel group has gone from outsider to political kingmaker—and a target for left-wing activists.
The Missing Piece in Democrats’ Health Care Plans
They don't talk about the massive ways health care and climate change intersect.
The Democrats Don’t Have a Frontrunner
With less than four months before the Iowa caucuses, none of the leading contenders have been able to overcome the obstacles in their paths.
Bernie Sanders Takes Aim at Wealth—and Warren
His new corporate accountability plan heightens the contrast between his brand of socialism and his progressive rival's institutionalism.
The Return of the Empowered American Worker
It’s been a while since American laborers—rather than just their union leaders—were properly courted. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are hoping to fill the void.
Kamala Harris Is Moving to Iowa
In a "summer slump," the California senator hopes more time on the trail will help her campaign. Having a stronger message might help, too.
Second Tier in Top Form at Democratic Debate
While most attention was focused on Biden, Warren, and Sanders, candidates at the ends of the stage brought big energy—and big ideas.
Sanders and Warren Plot Their End Run Around the Senate
Their radically different approaches to the filibuster prove that the two candidates are different sorts of radicals.
Joe Biden Doesn’t Seem to Understand Health Care
The Democratic debate reveals that the vice president has only a shaky grasp on his competitors' plans—as well as his own.
Democrats Need to Decide Whether They Care About Muslim Voters
Candidates have been cautious when it comes to openly courting American Muslim voters. Such hollow politics hail from an earlier era, and may cost them dearly.
Leave Elizabeth Warren Alone
The media are chumming the waters for a takedown of the senator in the next Democratic debate. The candidates shouldn't take the bait.
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Save Journalism
The 2020 presidential candidate hopes less consolidation, stronger unions, and better regulation will mean more "real journalism" and less clickbait.
There’s No Such Thing as a “Populist”
How political pundits have abused the word into meaninglessness
