Politics

The Media Could Still Help Elect Trump

Trump can't reboot his campaign unless the press reboots it for him.

Neal Gabler

The Black Political Establishment Should Never Have Given Hillary Clinton a Blank Check

The Sanders campaign was an opportunity to put pressure on Clinton, but instead the neoliberal Black elite backed her unconditionally.

James Thindwa

Why Bernie Sanders Lost, and How the Next Progressive Challenger Can Win

Lessons from a campaign that outperformed expectations but still came up short.

Christopher Hass

Bernie Sanders’ Delegates Speak Out About Convention: “They Painted Us As Crazy”

Will the Democratic Party embrace its insurgent wing?

Kate Aronoff

An Inside-Outside Strategy For the Political Revolution

Raucous protests and down-ballot Democrats can beat the Bernie-or-bust blues.

Joel Bleifuss

The Two Faces of Obama’s Immigration Policy

The relief that never happened and the raids that did.

Annie Hylton

Crowd Reactions at the Democratic Convention Point To a Coming Party Realignment

As Democrats scramble to unify a divergent party under one roof, there’s a new kind of unity on the horizon.

Kate Aronoff

At the DNC, Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Shack Up With the Fourth Estate

Corporations, politicians and the media get cozy in Philadelphia—and face pushback.

Kate Aronoff

Bernie-or-Bust Is Real and Probably Not Going Away Anytime Soon

The DNC is shaking up to be a wild experiment in democracy.

Kate Aronoff

How the Democratic Convention Became a One-Stop Shop for Corporations Seeking Political Influence

A group of activists in Philadelphia is fighting back.

Ethan Corey

Leaked DNC Emails Show How Blatantly Democrats Trade Access For Donations

The WikiLeaks dump reveals an entrenched pay-to-play culture within the Democratic Party.

Branko Marcetic

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Is Done at the DNC. But She’s Not the Only Obstacle To Party Unity.

Divisions within the Democratic Party take center stage at this week's convention.

Kate Aronoff

Superdelegate Showdown: Round One Goes to the Democratic National Committee

Democratic Party activists lost at the Rules Committee meeting, but garnered enough support to take their fight to abolish superdelegates to the floor of the convention.

Kate Aronoff

Activists Push the Democrats for Real Solutions on Climate Change

The Democrats' climate platform beats the Republicans', but it doesn't go far enough.

Kate Aronoff

Trump Has Concocted a Dangerous New Blend of Pseudo-Leftism and Nativist Populism

The RNC showed Republicans are moving in a new, and frightening, direction.

Theo Anderson

Is Hillary Clinton a Progressive? Not If She Chooses Tim Kaine

By choosing Tim Kaine as her vice president, Clinton signaled that she values progressives in name and vote only.

Jodi Jacobson

Ted Cruz’s Speech Was the Final Sign of the GOPocalypse

The party of Lincoln is going up in flames--and embracing it.

Chris Lehmann

‘Make America Great Again’ Is All That’s Left Holding the GOP Together

Donald Trump’s shallow slogan also shows his strength.

Theo Anderson