Joe Biden, and the Hopes of Progressives
I was genuinely moved by this most unusual of conventions. I did not necessarily expect to be. For one thing, I am a crusty old political...
How Progressives and Democrats Can Get Their Groove On
Promising polls show Democrats strongly united as we move toward fall elections, with supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren...
Democrats: Time for Optimism and Courage
It's been a big policy week in Bidenland. The issue task force the Biden campaign set up in conjunction with Team Bernie released its...
The Declaration
It's always very ironic when the man who probably knows less about history than anyone alive, i.e. Donald Trump, does a historically...
In Every Village and Every Hamlet
"When we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able...
This Is Trump's America
Reading the news when you wake up in the morning, seeing the videos of the night before, is a profoundly traumatic experience right now....
Can Biden Unite the Party?
The project of bringing the Democratic Party together made some very big strides in recent weeks. At the most high profile level, Bernie...
Hey, Democrats: "No Fundamental Change" Sucks as a Message
The pivotal moment in the 2008 Democratic primary was not in a speech or a debate, not at any rally or town hall. It was at the meeting...
Busting the Electability Myth
Everyone keeps asking who's the most electable presidential candidate in the Democratic field, but here's why the conventional wisdom is...
The Things Everyone Should Know About Electability
“Electability” is the hottest word of the moment, on every Democrat’s mind for sure. Our sprawling, unwieldy, feisty, hyper-diverse...
