Do Democrats Have a Plan for the Next Recession?
Obama failed to make big changes after the last economic crisis, and that meant painful losses for the president, his party, and the American people.
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Stacey Abrams Is Smarter Than Tom Steyer
You can amass great influence and power building the infrastructure for lasting Democratic rule ... or you can run for president.
Open Borders Made America Great
For most of U.S. history, all immigrants were undocumented. It's a fact Democrats should embrace.
Marianne Williamson’s Spiritualism Has Deep, Liberal Roots
The 2020 presidential candidate's quest to rid the country of "dark psychic forces" recalls America's Civil War–era need for healing.
The Case Against the Electoral College Is Stronger Than Ever
As has been true for over 200 years, the next president will be chosen by an eighteenth-century anachronism. American voters deserve better.
Let’s Get Into a Fight About Foreign Policy
After another two nights of Democratic debates, the 2020 field has spent little time on some of the presidency's most consequential challenges.
After 48 Years, Democrats Still Haven’t Gotten the Memo
Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Joe Biden hoped to guard his frontrunner status and stay above the 2020 campaign fray. Now he'll have to run to keep up with the pack.
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.
To Beat the Gerrymander, Think Outside the Lines
The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.
Democrats Should Attack the Trump Economy
Speaking to people left out of the current expansion won votes for the GOP in 2016; championing those who struggle today resonates even more.
Restoring Democracy Is Not Open to Debate
If Democrats vying for the presidency want to enact any of their proposals, countering recent assaults on voting rights has to be a top priority.
How Old Is Too Old to Be President?
With three septuagenarian Democrats vying to take on the 73-year-old Trump, age is more than just a number.
What Kamala Harris Didn’t Say
From her role in a California prison labor debate to her prosecutions of sex workers, the 2020 presidential hopeful has a past of her own to defend.
Biden’s Big Night Belonged to Others
With a series of widely recognized stumbles in the Miami debate, did the former V.P. just become the former frontrunner?
Pelosi Bows to Conservatives on Border Funding
In the name of party unity, the Speaker again sells out the Progressive Caucus—and stiff-arms the Democratic base.
Give Democrats a Chance to Get Serious in Their First Debates
So much to talk about, so many to say it, so little time—and undoubtedly too much Chuck Todd.
The Polling Industry Is in Crisis
Everyone knows the numbers are as unreliable as ever, and yet the political press still hypes every little rise and fall.
Joe Biden’s Soft Center
With every course correction, the 2020 front-runner reminds voters that beneath the polished image lies a politician searching for a sweet spot.
No, the Buttigiegs Are Not Straight
Mayor Pete and his husband's assimilation into the American mainstream is not some kind of queer failure.
