Politics

Biden’s First Priority: Undo the Damage Done by Trump

President Biden can make progressive appointments and executive actions—no matter who controls the Senate.

Rick Perlstein

Instead of Repeating the Obama Administration, Biden Must Do Better. Here's How.

A successful Biden presidency will require immediately making working people's lives better—and this is where to start.

Branko Marcetic

The $15 Minimum Wage Won in Florida, But Biden Didn't. Here's Why.

Activists say the key was actually talking about working-class issues.

McKenna Schueler

This Small City Is Proving That Left-Wing Ideas Can Triumph at the Ballot Box

Socialists just helped pass a slate of progressive ballot measures in Portland, Maine—signaling that voters are hungry for bold policies that favor the working class.

Meaghan LaSala

Bernie Sanders Is Actively Running for Labor Secretary

Coy before the election, the Vermont Senator is now rallying support to join the Biden administration cabinet

Hamilton Nolan

Power Comes From Class War, Not Biden

The Left needs workers more than it needs the Democratic Party.

Hamilton Nolan

Keep Rahm Emanuel As Far Away As Possible From the Biden Administration

Neoliberal architect Rahm Emanuel is reportedly being considered for a top spot in Biden’s cabinet. That idea needs to be immediately thrown in the trash.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

The Great American Election Catharsis Party

In Philly, MAGA dreams meet mathematical realities.

Hamilton Nolan

What Democrats Should Learn From the Spate of Socialist Wins on Election Day

It's not enough to be anti-Trump. Socialists are showing you can win elections by standing for something.

Mindy Isser

Everyone Needs to Be More Furious Right Now

Trump and gangster Republicans are now very openly trying to steal a presidential election.

Hamilton Nolan

Things We Already Know

On Election Day, remember that America has already shown us who it is.

Hamilton Nolan

How Our Politics Came Undone

Under Trump, our notion of shared truth has been shattered. In its place, monsters have swarmed.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Left-Wing Groups Are Filling the Void Left By an "Invisible" Biden Campaign in Michigan

If Joe Biden wins Michigan, he’ll have these independent, grassroots groups to thank.

Eli Day

Trump and the Rotting Core of America

An interview with labor reporter Hamilton Nolan.

Maximillian Alvarez

Trump’s Calls for Voter Intimidation Are Already Being Heeded. Here’s How to Respond.

We could see a deluge of Trump-sponsored voter intimidation on Election Day. Protecting our democracy requires stopping it in its tracks.

Jeff Schuhrke

Don’t Be Fooled: Billionaires Are Fighting the Fair Tax Because They Don’t Want to Pay Up

The Illinois Fair Tax proposal would benefit the working class, communities of color and women by finally taxing the super-rich. That’s why wealthy people are trying to kill it.

Amisha Patel

Everyone Loves Our Mass National Hypnosis

After the final Trump-Biden debate, we only get one more chance to snap out of it.

Hamilton Nolan

Shahid Buttar Wants to Take Back San Francisco For the Left

The underdog candidate running against Nancy Pelosi says the House Speaker is rich, entitled and out of touch.

Hamilton Nolan