“You may start off with Professor X but Magneto got a fucking point.”
Bernie Sanders
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Unapologetic Women
Could Paulette Jordan of Idaho Become the Country’s First Native American Governor?
In Idaho, former state representative Paulette Jordan faces a tough race to become the nation’s first Native American governor.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Diary of a Do-Gooder
After years of trying to distinguish herself, Sara Eckel considers the value of door-to-door canvassing, phone-banking, and other anonymous tasks of everyday activism.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Can the Rise of a New Left Deepen Our Definition of Democracy?
Duke University law professor Jedediah Purdy, writing in The New Republic, looks at the rise of the left in American politics.
Posted inEditor's Pick
America’s New Opposition
From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, the left has been reborn. Can it find a way to harness the populist uprising that brought Trump to power?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Can Clinton’s Campaign Take Control of the Narrative in Time?
Rebecca Traister’s profile of Hillary Clinton, written after unprecedented campaign access, tries to reconcile the stereotypes with the woman.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
What’s in a Name: 2016 Presidential Campaign Edition
Hillary, Bernie, Trump, Cruz. Discussing the politics of first and last names used in the 2016 election.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Ever-Shifting Definition of ‘Progressive’
Who gets to be a “progressive”?