Mark Kelly’s Yearslong Corporate Speaking Tour Clashes With “No Corporate PAC Money” Pledge
Mark Kelly has taken a “no corporate PAC money” pledge in his run for Senate in Arizona, but has given dozens of speeches to corporate clients.
Politics
The Working Families Party Helped Democrats Regain Power in New York. Now Democrats Are Trying to Kill It.
The New York State Democratic Committee voted to ban fusion voting, a system of which the Working Families Party has been the primary beneficiary.
Sanders, Warren, Ocasio-Cortez, and Other Lawmakers Sign Pledge to End America's "Forever Wars"
“When veterans actually speak for themselves, it’s kryptonite to the Trumpian idea of the military.”
Voices
MSNBC Yet Again Broadcasts Blatant Lies, This Time About Bernie Sanders's Opening Speech, and Refuses to Correct Them
MSNBC's claim that Sanders “did not mention race or gender until 23 minutes into the speech” is demonstrably false.
It’s Still Open: Will the Guantánamo Bay Prison Become a 2020 Issue?
The reporter Carol Rosenberg has been covering Guantánamo Bay since before it became a “war on terror” prison camp — and she's still at it.
Trump and Brexit Proved This Book Prophetic — What Calamity Will Befall Us Next?
"My concern, as I wrote the book, was that the public’s loathing of the established order was bound to implicate our democratic system itself."
At Conservative Conference, Speakers Were Obsessed With the Socialist Boogeyman
At this week’s CPAC conference, conservatives couldn't stop talking about “creeping socialism.”
The Viral Confrontation With Dianne Feinstein Had a Political Impact Most Pundits Missed
That activists’ conversations with Democrats — and Republicans — have borne actual fruit should be instructive as they try to gin up more support for the Green New Deal.
Breakdown in Hanoi Summit Shows the Real Danger on the Korean Peninsula: Donald Trump's America
The best we can hope for is the U.S. and North Korea eventually come to an accord, and the Trump show is canceled before we stumble into nuclear war.
Labor Unions Are Skeptical of the Green New Deal, and They Want Activists to Hear Them Out
Laborers’ opposition to the Green New Deal is rooted in concerns about jobs and wages, the best way to reduce carbon emissions, and partisan interests.