The Supreme Court is curtailing voting rights, as are many states. But the Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman sees reason for hope. Here’s why.
Democratic Party
Posted inPolitics
The Democrats Are In Danger of Becoming “The Establishment”
The left faces a delicate balancing act between protecting American institutions and advancing social and economic change.
Posted inJanuary/February/March 2022
Build the Party Back Better
Democrats need to become the champions of working people—Black people included.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Cuomo’s Resignation Shows the Democrats Police Their Ranks Better Than Republicans
It isn’t merely Trump. They’ve just given up.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
What Ultra-Right Secessionists Want
The strange history of California’s State of Jefferson movement.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal
Biden’s Suburban Victory Should Worry Both Parties and the Country
The Democrats cannot rely on a stable alliance between cities and suburbs, while the Republicans will be more dependent than ever on racist politics if they can’t make a suburban comeback.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
It’s hard to see the Democratic Party being unified enough in 2021 to govern effectively.
Posted inFeatured, Health Care, January/February/March 2020, Magazine
How to End the Democrats’ Health Care Demolition Derby
The fight over Medicare for All is destroying the party’s 2020 chances. “Medicare Prices for All” is the way out.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Should the Democrats Be the Party for the Highly Educated?
It’s easy to forget that people with four-year college degrees strongly supported the Republican Party in the recent past.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why the Left Can’t Walk Away from Its Farmer-Labor Roots
Fascism arises when workers are won over to right-wing appeals to racial or religious solidarity.
