Why the Pundit Class Loves Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar has been crowned by mainstream pundits as a Highly Electable Candidate. There’s only one problem — people hate her platform and no one wants to vote for her.
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We’d Rather Deal With Joe Biden Than Amy Klobuchar
Dyed-in-the-wool neoliberal Amy Klobuchar was the most effective messenger for an anti–Bernie Sanders coalition. She would have made a worthy opponent — but party elites were too inept to seize the opportunity.
Cory Booker’s Conscience
Cory Booker is no courageous senator. He's Big Pharma's favorite Democrat.
Show Us the Money
Facing pressure from the Left, Democratic presidential candidates are foregoing corporate PAC money. But in private, they’re still cozying up to capitalist supervillains.
The Mainstream Media’s Palace Guard
In theory, punditry is supposed to offer a forum for political analysis and debate from a range of perspectives. In practice, it’s little more than an exercise in defending the self-serving orthodoxies of a privileged few.
A Conspicuous Silence at the Democratic Debate
Despite a team of moderators who didn’t think viewers needed to hear much from him or about climate change, Bernie Sanders roared back with a strong debate performance.
Left-Wing Politicians: Run on Abolishing Ticketmaster
The recent Taylor Swift ticket fiasco is a good reminder: Ticketmaster is a horrible, price-gouging monopoly that everyone hates. Left-wing politicians should make abolishing Ticketmaster part of their platform.
A Brokered Convention Would Be a Disaster for the Democrats
All of Bernie Sanders's rivals are open to giving the Democratic nomination to someone besides the candidate with the most delegates at the end of the primary. This is an absolutely horrible idea.
Bernie Sanders the Realist
Pundits love to narrate progressive politics as a story of “dreamers” like Bernie Sanders versus “realists” who understand the political constraints they face. They may be right about those roles — but they’ve got the casting backward. Sanders is the realist in this election.
Last Night, Only Bernie Chose Democracy
With a billionaire onstage and every candidate but Bernie Sanders open to unelected and unaccountable superdelegates choosing the nominee, last night’s debate showcased clearly the choice facing Democrats: rule by the majority or rule by plutocratic elites.
Michael Bloomberg’s Threat to Democracy Cannot Be Exaggerated
By next month, Mike Bloomberg will likely have spent more money than the entire Hillary Clinton campaign spent through Election Day — and hers was the most expensive in history. If he isn’t stopped now, Bloomberg will permanently change US politics in profound and frightening ways.
Bernie Sanders Can Still Win the Nomination and the Presidency
There is no use in sugarcoating the scale of last night’s defeat. But there is still a pathway to victory for Bernie Sanders.
Trump Beats Biden
The Democratic Party establishment has united behind the candidate who has failed at running for president for 32 years. Defender of banks and drug companies, Joe Biden is the swamp creature of Donald Trump’s dreams.
Why Elizabeth Warren Should Endorse Bernie Sanders
There’s only one candidate left in the presidential race committed to fighting corporate power and reining in Wall Street. Elizabeth Warren should endorse Bernie Sanders.
How to Organize Your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving
Nobody wants to share a Thanksgiving table with a sanctimonious leftist jerk. If you’re going to talk politics over turkey, do it the right way. Here’s how.
The Majority of Americans Aren’t Scared Off by Policies Like Medicare for All
Liberal pundits argue that Bernie Sanders's policies were too radical for “ordinary Americans.” But primary voters are much richer than the average voter in the general. Among working-class Americans, ideas like Medicare for All are becoming common sense.
On Student Debt Forgiveness, Joe Biden Is Pushing Stringent Means-Testing Yet Again
Joe Biden is considering a highly limited, means-tested student debt forgiveness program. But means-testing is a terrible idea that centrist Democrats are still obsessed with — and will pay a heavy political price for.
Single Payer Could Solve the Rural Hospital Crisis
Rural hospitals are closing at an alarming rate. And the profit motive is to blame.
Who Wants Bernie to Run?
Pundits claim that Bernie has a “problem” with minority voters. But the polling is clear — Sanders is advancing a vision of politics that challenges injustice in a way that black voters broadly support.
Why They Hate the Women’s March
Both the Right and the center have every reason to fear the Women’s March — it's advancing a radical vision of feminism for the 99 percent.