Bernie Sanders for President
By ABE ASHER If Bernie Sanders beats the odds and wins the Democratic nomination and the presidency, the speech he delivered on Oct. 19 to nearly 26,000 at Queensbridge Park […]
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Human Rights are Political – Whether MLS Likes it or Not
By LIAM McMAHON On Friday night, as the Portland Timbers played the Seattle Sounders in America’s best soccer rivalry, their supporters groups made headlines across the country – for an […]
It’s Time for Direct Action in America
By LIAM McMAHON On Tuesday, July 30, Never Again Action, a group of Jews and allies organized in opposition to the Trump administration’s inhumane immigration and deportation policies, protested at […]
The Democratic Debates Are Broken
By LIAM McMAHON Over more than five hours of televised debate this week in Detroit, the Democratic candidates for president squabbled, talked over one another, looked for their “breakout moment,” […]
Kamala Harris’ Road to Nowhere
By ABE ASHER The star of the first round of Democratic debates last month in Miami was, without question, California senator Kamala Harris — her star-making moment a personal attack […]
This Is No Distraction
By ABE ASHER It has been another of those weeks in Donald Trump’s presidency that should put a knot in the stomach of every American from now until the Earth […]
Democrats Must Imagine a New Immigration Framework
By SADIE KELLER When the first Democratic debates turned to immigration, most candidates sang a familiar tune: They criticized the president and spoke in platitudes about American values. Given the Trump […]
The Only Ones Who Get It
By ABE ASHER On Monday in West Texas, a delegation of more than a dozen congressional Democrats toured detention facilities in which the Trump administration has been holding migrants for […]
Thoughts, Impressions, Reflections: The First Two Democratic Debates
By NATHAN CARPENTER The 2020 Democratic presidential primary cycle began in earnest earlier this week in a series of two debates that evenly split a field of 20 into two […]
Joe Biden is Not the Most Electable 2020 Democrat
By ABE ASHER Democratic primary voters, at this point, seem to like Joe Biden for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination. The former vice president, who launched his third bid for […]
Six Votes Down 