We Can Save Lives and the Economy at the Same Time
Congress should spend at least as much on the public health response to the coronavirus as it’s spending on economic stimulus.
Democrats
The Left Is Bigger Than Bernie Sanders
Despite his electoral failures, the Vermont senator has wrought incredible political shifts for a future generation to capitalize upon.
Our Never-Ending Recession
What does it mean to be staring down economic collapse for the workers still living in the shadow of the Great Recession?
The Democrats’ Airtight, Impotent Case for Impeaching Trump
In lieu of a spectacular indictment of a corrupt president, Democrats have built a delicately designed legal trap that will never be sprung.
Pete Buttigieg Is No Foreign Policy Maverick
He’s called for an end to “forever wars,” but the Afghanistan veteran’s security strategy sounds more like the status quo.
Making Impeachment Matter
Democrats need to face up to their constitutional duty without fear.
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 Night of the Mad Moderates
The Democratic field's centrists spent Tuesday's debate working through their status anxiety.
Impeach Him For Real
There's too much at stake for Democrats to take half-steps.
Donald Trump’s Best Ally Against Impeachment
Nancy Pelosi wants to be seen pushing for the president's moment of reckoning while ensuring it never arrives.
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.
Democrats’ Drug Price Bill May Be Dead on Arrival
After a nine month effort to produce a bill that Trump might support, it looks like Nancy Pelosi outfoxed herself.
Schrödinger’s Impeachment
House Democrats have begun the process of impeaching Trump—whether they admit it or not.
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.
Kamala Harris Gets Slightly Less Tough on Crime
The former prosecutor offered her measured version of criminal justice reform in advance of tonight's Democratic debate.
North Carolina Sends Democrats a Wake-Up Call
It’s not the narrow loss in a special election that should worry the national party, it’s what Republicans did the next morning.
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.
Is the Biden Bubble About to Burst?
The Democrat still shines in most polls, but as a Trump loss grows more likely, the former V.P.'s "electability" pitch is losing its luster.
Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Want to Run for Senate. That’s Fine.
It will take more than a few charismatic candidates for Democrats to regain and maintain control of national politics.
Indian Country Is Finally Getting the Political Attention It Deserves
Is the long-endured era of lip service from presidential candidates coming to an end for Native voters?
