Derrick Z. Jackson: The Election Travesty in Wisconsin Is A Wake-up Call for the Nation
It shows we need a doubling and tripling of our efforts to assure free and fair elections, with online registration, mail-in voting options, and safe in-person voting procedures across the country.
Bernie Sanders: The Lessons the Nation Can Learn from the Coronavirus Outbreak
“This crisis should be a moment in which people ask fundamental questions about the dysfunctionality of our current healthcare system.”
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Us liberals got a choice to make, y’all. Then the real fun starts.
Kathryn Levy: Bernie Sanders and George and Me
A longtime activist explains why she supports Bernie Sanders.
Jeffrey C. Isaac: The Warren-Sanders Squabble is Foolish
The current kerfuffle between Warren and Sanders has almost nothing to do with the real issues at stake in this election and even this primary.
Norman Solomon: Corporate Media Supports Anyone But Sanders or Warren
What’s at stake includes democracy—the informed consent of the governed—and so much more.
Richard Briffault: What is ‘dark money’? 5 questions answered
With the 2020 campaign season upon us, “dark money” is again in the news.
Steve Fraser: The Greening of the New Deal
The Green New Deal is even more socially capacious than the old one, embracing as it does the need for universal health care, a guaranteed annual income, a program of affordable housing, commitments to truly clean water and air, and a revolution in the production of healthy food.
Robert Kuttner: Note to Democrats — stop chasing centrist suburban voters
If Democrats have to choose between winning over moderate Republicans in the suburbs or winning back working class defectors in the midwestern heartland, there is more pay dirt in the latter.
Jake Johnson: ‘Extremely Dangerous’: Trump Tweet Calling Impeachment Inquiry a ‘Coup’ Heightens Fears of Refusal to Leave Office
The orderly transfer of power in the United States has always depended on the active cooperation of the outgoing president. What happens if that cooperation is not forthcoming?
James Zogby: Addressing Those Who Have Been Fooled All of the Time
What is needed is a message that speaks to voters across the spectrum, telling them that they are being heard and their needs will be addressed by proposals for economic and social progress that will include and benefit everyone.
Robert Reich: The “Center” of American Politics is on the Left
Donald Trump, Fox News, and Republicans in Congress label proposals they disagree with “fringe,” “radical,” or “socialist.” Well, let’s see where the American people actually stand.
James J. Zogby: Most Democratic Candidates Still Afraid To Criticize Israel’s Violations Of Palestinian Rights
Benjamin Netanyahu and his policies are viewed negatively by most Democrats. This shift in opinion has placed many Democratic presidential candidates in a bind.
W.J. Astore: Trump’s Priorities for Action
Various power brokers may laugh at Trump’s vanities and object to his vulgarity and his selfishness and greed, but they also abet him because he serves to divide people while protecting elite privileges against reformers.
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