How Abraham Lincoln Fought the Supreme Court
It is not enough to question the decisions, the justices, or even the structure of the current court — we need to challenge, as Abraham Lincoln did, the foundation of its power to determine the law.
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How Abraham Lincoln Fought the Supreme Court
It is not enough to question the decisions, the justices, or even the structure of the current court — we need to challenge, as Abraham Lincoln did, the foundation of its power to determine the law.
With the Debt Ceiling Standoff, Joe Biden Has Tried Nothing and Is All Out of Ideas
After claiming for months he wouldn’t negotiate budget cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, Joe Biden is doing just that. In caving to the GOP’s threats, Biden is empowering them to demand even more.
How Centrists Failed Immigrants
On immigration, the road to the noxious nativism of Donald Trump was paved by centrist Democrats and moderate Republicans.
Left-Wing Populism Can Win in Trump-Voting Areas, Too
Progressives write off Republican-leaning counties across America to their own detriment. With working-class candidates, populist messaging, and effective organization, we can make major inroads in “Trump country” that will pay dividends for years to come.
Does the GOP Want a Government Default So It Can Kill Social Security?
Given the programs’ popularity, the only way to break Social Security and Medicare is an economic shock. It’s possible that manufacturing such a shock is behind Republicans’ refusal to raise the debt ceiling.
There’s No Such Thing as “the Latino Vote”
Latino voters, just like any other group, are divided along class and ideological lines. The key to winning working-class Latinos to a left politics is to offer a positive vision that materially improves their lives.
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.
The Democrats Will Probably Lose the Midterms, Because Our Society Is Falling Apart
The Democrats are too beholden to the rich, and they face structural obstacles that are too daunting, to address the profound sense of social collapse that afflicts the US today. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
Michigan GOP Election Officials Are Attempting to Subvert Democracy in Plain Sight
In Michigan, conservatives are aiming to use technicalities to block popular referenda to protect reproductive freedom and make voting easier. Their efforts are part of a long and increasingly brazen right-wing campaign to restrict democracy.
A War of Emancipation
The Republicans were emancipators — from start to finish.
After the Midterms, the Democrats Should Do Some Soul-Searching
Republicans wasted a plum opportunity last night. But Democrats may have squandered voter backlash to GOP extremism by lacking an economic message.
The Pennsylvania GOP Is Undermining Its Own Vote-By-Mail Reforms For Trump
Donald Trump wants to suppress the vote, and Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers want to help him — by limiting the vote-by-mail system they themselves helped create in 2019.
The Right Could Still Capitalize on Democrats’ Lack of a Substantive Political Vision
Democrats’ midterm strategy was to campaign on issues where they had an edge and little else. If they don’t start to offer voters a meaningful comprehensive vision for the future, Republicans are poised to emerge victorious from the coming period of gridlock.
MAGA Loves Jamaal Bowman’s Opponent
Deep-pocketed right-wing Trump backers eager to drive a progressive from Congress are swelling the campaign coffers of George Latimer, Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s challenger in the 16th congressional district of New York.
Cut-and-Run Liberalism
President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination exemplifies the liberal politics of accommodation.
Outsmarting Governor 1%
New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s minimum-wage and paid-leave concessions are signs he feels threatened from the left.
Will Democrats Try Cutting Social Security and Medicare After a Disastrous Midterms?
If Democrats lose the midterm elections, as it seems like they might, there’s a very good chance they’ll follow up by trying to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits. It’s the same thing Barack Obama did twelve years ago.
The Vast, Stupid, Useless Wall
The United States' dependence on the labor of immigrants is exactly what confirms their rights. And that's the last thing the Donald Trumps of the world want to confront.