Can we get beyond the clash between progressives and moderates?
Agenda 2020
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Plausible Path to Medicare for All
Time for journalists and corporate Democrats to stop distorting the real policy choices
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Who’s Writing the 2020 Candidates’ Policies?
A survey of the advisers and staffers behind the leading presidential hopefuls
Posted inAmerica and the World
At the Debate, a Side Order of Foreign Policy
So it’s up to the candidates to convey to Americans just how dire the stakes are internationally.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Democrats Can’t Pick One of Those Many Senators for Veep
The party has given its VP nod to a senator (or renominated a veep who was a senator) at every convention but one since 1944. Next year, that’s not an option.Â
Posted inEconomic Policy
Warren’s Stunning Plan for Trade
Finally, a comprehensive strategy for a progressive approach that is creative policy and winning politics.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Must Reframe 2020 Around Trump’s Corruption
Predicting an economic downturn shouldn’t be the focus when even a good economy fails to benefit everyone.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Can the Democrats Define Their Own Cause?
Or will Trump define it for them?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Joe Biden Wants to “Get Rid” of Half of Obamacare
By creating a public option for Medicaid expansion, Biden’s plan pushes over half of those who gained coverage through Obamacare into a new plan.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Political Revolution in 2020 Relies on Massive Volunteer Organizing
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren organizers have already begun canvassing in New Hampshire, eight months before polls open.
