The Workers Our Coronavirus Debate Is Leaving Out

The media and the Democratic Party establishment’s singular focus on paid sick leave leaves out millions of contract and informal workers. We need to think much bigger — now.

The Democrats Aren’t Powerless to Flip Joe Manchin

Democratic leaders claim to be powerless against the handful of conservative Democrats blocking progressive reform. Yet when it comes to government surveillance or funding war, those Democrats always know how to force rank-and-file lawmakers to fall in line.

“A Senator Has a Unilateral Right to Be Annoying”: The Fall, and Further Fall, of Build Back Better

Progressive Members of Congress Need to Hold the Line on the Infrastructure Bill

Corporate America wants to decouple the infrastructure bill from the climate and budget bill. The best chance to prevent that is for enough progressive lawmakers to pledge to vote against any infrastructure bill until the climate and budget bill passes.

Richard Neal’s Campaign Is Demanding the Removal of an Ad About His Corporate PAC Cash

Facing a tough primary challenge from Alex Morse, embattled congressman Richard Neal is trying to block voters from seeing an ad about him being Congress’s #1 recipient of corporate PAC money.

The End of the AOC Honeymoon

In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was heralded as the millennial successor to Bernie Sanders. Today, some on the Left are starting to have doubts.

It’s Long Past Time for Democrats to Reject Austerity

Democrats have bought the right-wing lie that they must zealously guard against deficits by reining in public spending. The result: mass economic pain and poor performance at the polls. It’s time for Democrats to finally reject austerity.

The Democrats Have Been Embarrassingly Useless on Abortion

For months, the Democratic Party leadership knew the Supreme Court was preparing to gut Roe v. Wade. When it happened, they sprang into action and immediately did nothing.

Biden Is Inching Toward War With Iran. Congress Is AWOL.

Under Donald Trump, Congress moved swiftly to block a president from starting a war with Iran. As Joe Biden allows the country to be dragged into such a war, criticism is nearly nonexistent.

The Meaning of January 6, 2021

A long history suggests that while the crisis of the moment dictates directing the state’s security resources and personnel toward the Right, this focus will, inevitably, shift back to the Left.

We Need Class Politics to End Our Second Gilded Age

We talk with historian Matt Karp about how ending our great age of inequality will take a renewed working-class politics.

Taiwan Shouldn’t Be Used as a Geopolitical Pawn

During the Cold War, US officials saw Taiwan as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” and supported Chiang Kai-Shek’s dictatorship. Modern-day Taiwan has developed a democratic culture that shouldn’t be subordinated to confrontation between Washington and Beijing.

UnitedHealthcare’s Decades-Long Fight to Block Reform

UnitedHealthcare, the health insurer whose CEO was murdered earlier this month, has spent decades fighting and winning political battles to maintain the for-profit health system status quo and kill any attempts to reform it.

Yes, Racism Is Rooted in Economic Inequality

Some notes on a recent controversy.

From Realignment to Reinforcement

Leftists looking to take over the Democratic Party will confront even more roadblocks than in the past.

An Interview With Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon explains why she's running for Governor of New York, why the Koch Brothers love Andrew Cuomo, and her place in the rise of progressive politics within the Democratic Party.

The Left Won the Argument in Georgia, If Not Much Else

Though Tuesday’s gratifying Democratic victories in Georgia are unlikely to move the needle of politics very far, they came as a satisfying vindication of arguments the Left has been making for years.

AOC in Conversation With Noam Chomsky

At 93, Noam Chomsky is the most important leftist intellectual alive. At 32, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of our most important leftist elected officials. The two recently spoke about our prospects for winning a better world.

Corporate Interests Are Inflaming US-China Tensions

In a global economy defined by overproduction and underconsumption, American and Chinese corporations are struggling to extract profits from developing nations. Without massive wealth redistribution, consumption won’t return to stable levels.

Trump: 0. Democrats: 0. The People: 1

Throughout the country, the Trump administration's policies are being met by resistance — no thanks to Democratic elites.