51 Percent Losers
The midterms have given the Democratic Party a boost. But their professional-class politics are a cul de sac — we desperately need a political revolution driven by the needs and aspirations of the multiracial working class.
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Liberals and the Attack on Ilhan Omar
The Democrats’ treatment of Ilhan Omar isn’t just shameful. It feeds into the rhetoric of the global far right.
Pelosi and Schumer Hate BDS More Than Ultranationalism
Democratic elites would rather side with Benjamin Netanyahu's racist agenda than give any power to Israel critics like Ilhan Omar.
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.
Diplomat Richard Haass’s Shallow Centrism Has No Answers to the Problems America Faces
In The Bill of Obligations, Council on Foreign Relations president and MSNBC stalwart Richard Haass offers solutions to America’s democratic crisis. The book, littered with vacuous bromides, is proof that liberals are all out of ideas.
ICE’s War on Refugees
The federal government's deportation raids are an inhumane response to a humanitarian crisis.
Democrats Should Fight Trump With Medicare For All
Instead of championing Medicare for All, the Democratic leadership is proposing mild tweaks to Obamacare. That's a disaster — centrist incrementalism is a gift to Trump.
Childcare Is Not Just an Economic Fix. It’s a Social Good.
Even strong defenders of childcare sometimes rely on the economic case that childcare programs keep workers in the labor force. While it’s not wrong, that argument misses the true role of childcare: social infrastructure that keeps families connected.
Inside the Latest Plan to “Bankrupt” and Privatize Social Security
President Donald Trump’s motivation behind a payroll tax holiday is not to help families through this crisis, but to set the stage for devastating cuts to Medicare and Social Security. And Democrats might end up helping him.
There Was a Lot of Good News in This Week’s Primaries
Despite setbacks, from Pennsylvania to Kentucky, socialist candidates eked out victories in this week’s primaries. Centrist challengers, backed by super PAC and corporate money, massively underperformed. Democratic socialists aren't going away anytime soon.
What Medicare for All Means for Abortion Rights
Medicare for All is a powerful framework for advancing reproductive justice. But to permanently win the right to abortion, we'll need to argue for it on its own terms as well.
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.
The Elite Consensus on Syria
As long as liberals cheerlead Trump's military action in Syria, right-wing hawks barely have to lift a finger.
Democrats Are Failing Ilhan Omar
Trump is determined to vilify Ilhan Omar and Muslim Americans in general. Democrats have failed to unequivocally defend them.
Populism for Plutocrats
Democratic leaders still haven’t learned: you can’t fight the forces of oligarchy without naming the enemy.
Liberals Should Stop Trying to Save the GOP. Republicans Don’t Want to Be Saved.
Despite the pious wishes of many leading Democrats, the “good old” Republican Party is never coming back. Over the past four decades, GOP leaders set out to transform the party into the perfect vessel for Trumpian extremism — and they succeeded beyond their wildest nightmares.
A Real Green New Deal Means Class Struggle
If we want a Green New Deal that can take on climate change, we need to challenge powerful business interests.
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.
Whistleblower Karen Silkwood’s Urgent Message for Us
Karen Silkwood died in 1974 while trying to expose dangerous conditions in her workplace. Her death — and the smear campaign that followed — highlights how retaliation against whistleblowers deflects scrutiny from power by targeting the messenger.
Losing the Battle and the War
Compromising on abortion rights has the potential to undermine the entire left project.