Politics

Biden and the Obama Admin Are Finally Getting the Reckoning They Deserve

From immigration to tax deals, Thursday night’s debate saw the troubling records of both Biden and the Obama administration put on trial. It’s long overdue.

Branko Marcetic

The Democratic Debates Showcased the Most Dangerous Form of Climate Denial

By failing to recognize the urgency of the crisis, most candidates are helping bury it.

Thea N. Riofrancos

Any Dem Who Wants to Be President Should Reject War with Iran, Not Hide Behind Process Criticisms

Here's where 2020 Democratic hopefuls stand.

Julianne Tveten

Could Regional Reparations Help the Democrats Retake the Rust Belt?

States such as Ohio and Michigan have been hit with blight and economic downturn. Offering reparations to those hardest hit could be the key to winning in 2020.

Leon Fink

Yes, A Woman Can Beat Trump

Democrats have learned all the wrong lessons from the 2016 election.

Kathleen Geier

Bernie Sanders Has Laid Out the Stakes of the 2020 Election: Democratic Socialism or Barbarism

In a widely touted speech, Sanders explained why an unapologetic democratic socialist vision is the only antidote to the oligarchy and authoritarianism embodied by President Trump.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Sick of Hearing About Electability? It Will Take Organizing To Expand Our Political Imagination.

To overcome the insistent messaging of the corporate media and Democratic establishment, we need grassroots people power.

Malaika Jabali

“Electability” Is Astrology for Pundits

Expert predictions often represent little more than calcified prejudice.

Jonathan Cohn

Trump Lets Raytheon Share Sensitive Bomb-Making Tech with Saudi Arabia

The president is defying Congress, which wants to shut off a flow of U.S. weapons that have been used to kill thousands of Yemenis.

Jake Johnson, Common Dreams

Hold the Applause. Biden’s Climate Plan Is Mostly Fluff.

Biden avoids taking on the fossil fuel industry by relying on vague promises and unproven technologies.

Dayton Martindale

The DNC’s New Finance Chair Embodies Everything the Left Hates About the Democratic Establishment

It’s not just his past criticisms of Bernie Sanders: Chris Korge has a long history of undermining the party’s progressive wing.

Branko Marcetic

What Makes Illinois’ Marijuana Legalization Bill So Progressive

The legislation, expected to be signed into law by the governor, takes steps towards rectifying the harms of the drug war.

Ramenda Cyrus

Sanctions Are Economic Warfare

Sanctions are a violent tool of U.S. control. And now this tool is in Trump's hands.

Gabe Levine-Drizin

Why We Should All Be Using the Framework of Reproductive Justice

Amid widespread attacks on bodily autonomy, an intersectional approach can help guide our response.

In These Times Editors

Donald Trump’s Path to Victory

This is how the GOP plans to re-elect Trump in 2020.

Joel Bleifuss

The Democratic Socialists of America Helped Elect Them. Now What?

DSA chapters across the country are navigating relationships with politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Emma Whitford

No One Should Ever Listen to Anything Rahm Emanuel Has to Say About Politics

Rahm Emanuel is now a pundit at the Atlantic. But no amount of rebranding can change the fact that his political career has been an abject failure.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Noam Chomsky: We Must Stop War with Iran Before It’s Too Late

The Trump administration is pursuing catastrophe to protect U.S. dominance.

Noam Chomsky