The unlikely presidential candidate turned leading mayoral candidate could give a bad name to the popular replacement for winner-take-all elections. Here’s how.
Politics
With Infrastructure, Can Biden Win Just by Going Big?
A new ruling from the Senate Parliamentarian helps avoid an infrastructure filibuster. But it’s hardly definitive. And it may not be enough to galvanize left, right and center Democrats.
Biden Is About to Undo Trump’s Judiciary Project
He has tons of lower court seats to fill and their impact will be substantial.
The Visionary Politics of Nomadland
Chloé Zhao’s film offers a rare depiction of the American working class in the deindustrialized heartland.
Bill Burns’s CIA and the Roads Not Taken
The spy agency’s new chief gets a second chance to tell truth to power.
How Women Might Change the Role of the Vice President
Kamala Harris broke the glass ceiling but is she in danger of being pushed off the glass cliff?
The “Talking Filibuster” Has Unintended Consequences
The idea of making senators pull all-nighters sounds like a sensible filibuster reform. But the procedure, a favorite of Strom Thurmond and Frank Capra, has its limits.
What I Learned Teaching Students In Vietnam
Call it closing-the-distance learning. Thanks to guest lecturers like Joy Reid and Margaret Carlson, I saw how shared understanding bridges the Washington-Hanoi divide.
Democrats Must Push an Antitrust Agenda
It’s good policy, but having run Democratic groups for years, I know it’s good politics, too.
Biden’s Press Conference Showed a Focused President
There’s just one problem: The press and the Congress will keep trying to take him off course.
