AOC, Sanders, and Warren Are the Real Centrists Because They Speak for Most Americans
The views of Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives are much closer to the vast majority of ordinary Americans than Joe Biden or Michael Bloomberg.
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"One of the Most Taboo Conversations" — New Yorkers Push to Decriminalize Sex Work
To fight for the decriminalization of sex work is to fight for and with society’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
Why Bernie Sanders Should Promise to Serve Only One Term as President
A one-term pledge could stave off critics who say Bernie Sanders is too old — and allow him to focus on passing bold policies without worry of re-election.
The Department of Justice Loves Publicizing Arrests of Alleged Terrorists — but Not the White Nationalist Coast Guard Officer
Why didn't Donald Trump’s Justice Department say anything when it arrested this alleged terrorist?
Beyond the Rising Tide: Reparations for Slavery Have to Be More Than a Symbol
The problem isn’t that universal programs can’t close the racial wealth gap. It’s that the programs backed by the Democratic Party don’t go far enough.
The Supreme Court Will Decide if Census Citizenship Question Is Legal. Democrats Should Also Work to Block It.
House Democrats should use their oversight power to expose the Trump administration’s nefarious reasons for asking about citizenship on the 2020 census.
Amazon Pullout Shows What Anti-Capitalist Organizing and Leftist Politicians Can Do
New York's old Democratic order — in the vein of Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio — backed Amazon's move, while a new crop of social democrats bucked it.
Six GOP House Members Who Need to Resign for Anti-Semitism Before Ilhan Omar
Trump wants Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress over purportedly anti-Semitic remarks. Why hasn't Trump asked for these six Republicans to resign, too?
Ralph Northam Still Doesn't Understand What It Takes to be Forgiven
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has spent more effort creating factual ambiguity around his yearbook photo than engaging in the hard work of penitence.
There Is a Taboo Against Criticizing AIPAC — and Ilhan Omar Just Destroyed It
Rep. Ilhan Omar may not have used the right words, but even the leadership of AIPAC has boasted about the Israel lobby’s outsized power in Washington, D.C.