Opinion

How Third Way Democrats Could Get Trump Re-elected

The New Democracy PAC and other centrist groups want you to learn all the wrong lessons from 2016.

Joel Bleifuss

It’s Not Enough To Elect Progressives—Movements Must Have a Role in Governing

Candidates must treat us not as voters to be won but as partners.

Lizeth Chacon

Lots of Presidential Candidates Talk a Good Talk. Look at Their Records Instead.

It’s the only way to tell who actually means what they say.

Nathan Robinson

Why We Should Believe Campaign Promises

Candidates may not truly believe everything they say. But we can get them to follow through on it anyway.

Theo Anderson

Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Run Will Put Concentrated Wealth On Trial

The democratic socialist senator has already pushed the 2020 race far to the left. Now he wants a movement to redistribute economic power to the working class.

Sam Adler-Bell

An Economic Blueprint for Chicago Any Progressive Candidate Should Get Behind

Chicago’s elections offer a chance to break with the neoliberal policies of the past—by taxing the rich to invest in underserved communities.

Saqib Bhatti

Tax the Hell Out of the Rich, When They’re Alive and When They’re Dead

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders each have plans to massively raise taxes on the wealthy. But there's no need to choose—we should enact them all.

Rebecca Burns

Of Course Undocumented People Should Have Guaranteed Healthcare. NYC Is Making It a Reality.

New York City's universal healthcare plan is setting an important new standard for health policy in the United States.

Natalie Shure

There’s a Vanishing Resource We’re Not Talking About

Humans are losing our cultural diversity even faster than we're destroying the planet. Yet that diversity could be key to surviving environmental extremes.

Jessica Stites

What We Can Learn From the “Janes” of the 1960s Underground Abortion Network

Rather than despair, abortion advocates should learn from a long, radical history of community organizing and mutual aid.

Eesha Pandit

After 3 Decades, Privatization Has Been Proven a Failure. Let’s Bury It for Good.

Handing public assets and services over to the free market has been a boon for corporate America and a disaster for the working class.

Jeremy Mohler

Angela Davis: Rescinding of Civil Rights Award Is Attack on “the Indivisibility of Justice”

After an outcry from some Jewish groups over her support for Palestinian justice, Davis saw a prestigious civil rights award revoked. Here is her statement.

Angela Davis

Why Government Spending Can’t Turn the U.S. Into Venezuela

When poor countries fall prey to inflation, it’s not because they’re “too socialist.”

Fadhel Kaboub

There Are Limits to Government Spending, But We Haven’t Reached Them Yet

Max B. Sawicky

Yes, the Federal Government Can Just Print Money

The U.S. government can dramatically increase spending without raising taxes.

Pavlina R. Tcherneva

States Can Break Up Big Banks. Here’s How.

A healthy economy has no need for mega-banks.

Dave Kamper

Here’s How Blue States Can Pave the Way for Medicare for All

Democrats were elected on promises of affordable healthcare. This is what states can do even under Trump.

David Dayen

Our Freshwater Emergency Is Worse Than You Think

How blue state governors can address a sprawling national water crisis.

Laura Orlando