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Why Kamala Harris Failed

Rather than conclude Trump won over masses of voters, Kamau Franklin wants to examine why Democrats failed so badly.

| Nov 14, 2024

An Abolitionist Response to Project 2025

Project 2025, created by the extremist right-wing Heritage Foundation, fortifies the racist impact of policing by empowering the Department of Justice to focus on violent crime, despite the fact that

| Oct 3, 2024

In Defense of the 鈥淲eird鈥�

It's hypocritical for each party to claim to speak on behalf of the forgotten and marginalized while mockingly calling the other side 鈥渨eird.鈥� It鈥檚 also deeply regressive.

Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock | Aug 30, 2024

Opinion | Kevin McCarthy | 2024 Election | Hunter Biden | Donald Trump

How Voters Can Protect Democracy鈥擳oday and Tomorrow

Here we go again. On Sept. 12, soon-to-be-deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced an 鈥渋mpeachment investigation鈥� into President Biden. McCarthy was clearly trying to appease the extreme right-wingers in his

Chris Winters | Oct 12, 2023

Battle-Ready Biden Is Playing the Long Game锟�

The president鈥檚 address showcased two years of policy wins, an ambitious wishlist, and that Biden is in a fighting mood.

Chris Winters | Feb 9, 2023

A Coup for All Seasons

The next two years will mark a return to chaos in government, as an empowered right wing takes over the House.

Chris Winters | Jan 18, 2023

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Opinion | Democracy | Republicans | midterms

Reckoning With Right-Wing Violence

When one of the nation鈥檚 two political parties no longer believes in the democratic process, what happens to democracy?

John Restakis | Nov 8, 2022

How Women of Color Have Built Political Capital in Elections

She the People Executive Director Aimee Allison explains how women of color are both running for office and voting in ways that demand to be seen and heard.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 7, 2022

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The Most Important Midterm Election

There are some positive signs heading into Election Day. But there are just as many indicating a far grimmer outcome.

Chris Winters | Nov 7, 2022

How Do We Stop White Supremacists From Killing People of Color?

In the wake of the Buffalo massacre, scholar-activist Rosa Clemente worries that communities of color will be more heavily policed while White supremacists will continue to access guns freely.

Sonali Kolhatkar | May 18, 2022

Opinion | Republicans | 2022 Midterms | Ketanji Brown Jackson | Joe Biden

Tell Better Stories to Win Public Opinion (and Elections)

The antidote to a false narrative on the right is to create a better one on the left to counter it.

Chris Winters | Apr 21, 2022

The U.S. Constitution Was Meant to Be a Work in Progress

Author and legal scholar Elie Mystal鈥檚 first book argues that the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are deeply flawed, but that it鈥檚 still possible to use them to protect the rights of women and people of color.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Mar 1, 2022

Unpacking the Uproar Over the First Black Woman Supreme Court Nominee

Dr. Judy Lubin of the Center for Urban and Racial Equity explains why it is important to be intentional about dismantling systemic racism in the coming battle to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Feb 9, 2022

Can We Still Save U.S. Democracy?

Voting rights reform has died an ignoble death in Congress. The way forward isn鈥檛 clear or inspiring, but at least we still have one.

Chris Winters | Jan 25, 2022

Opinion | Joe Biden | Republicans | Build Back Better | Inflation

Blowing Up a Few Myths About Inflation

Unchecked inflation can be damaging, but what we鈥檙e seeing in the U.S. is a fundamentally different issue: one in which inflation is being politicized.

Chris Winters | Nov 22, 2021

Opinion | Politics | Republicans | political polarization

Exhausted by Toxic Politics? There鈥檚 a Way Forward

Research shows that polarized political discourse is actually addictive. We need a mass movement to break the cycle.

Peter T. Coleman | Oct 4, 2021

What Democrats Can Learn from California鈥檚 Failed Recall

California Gov. Gavin Newsom emerged from a recall election on Sept. 14, 2021, as the big winner, having secured a heavy majority of the vote. But while most eyes were on the

Raphael J. Sonenshein | Sep 15, 2021

Does Every Vote Still Count?

Democrats don鈥檛 seem too worried about the current Republican war on voting rights. They should be.

Chris Winters | Jul 12, 2021

Opinion | Joe Biden | Insurrection | Republicans | Inauguration

Unity Is Impossible Without Accountability

President Biden鈥檚 inaugural address focused on bringing the nation together. But that won鈥檛 happen if 鈥渦nity鈥� means we revert to the way things used to be.

Chris Winters | Jan 20, 2021

Democrats Need to Be Pressured on Climate, Too

A first-time voter explains why this election is our opportunity to lead on the climate crisis鈥攍ocally, nationally, and globally.

Rachel Zhang | Sep 22, 2020

Biden Still Needs to Earn Our Vote

Earning the vote of Black American voters requires acknowledgment of our issues and proposed solutions in front of every audience鈥攏ot just those flooded with Black faces. Without it, Trump can win.

Candace Hollingsworth | Jul 24, 2020

Analysis | Democracy | Elections | Election 2020

Can Biden Bridge the Democratic Age Gap?

Young voters broke overwhelmingly for Bernie Sanders in the primary. Now Joe Biden has to earn their votes.

Mike Males | May 14, 2020

Opinion | Democracy | Elections | Election 2020

What the White Debate Stage Says About Racial Equity

Is the U.S. really ready for change?

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jan 14, 2020

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