Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On? Zohran Mamdani Is Making History. When Will Top Democrats Catch On?
Mamdani won a record-setting primary victory, and unions, grassroots Democratic groups, and savvy elected officials are rushing to back him. Now it’s the establishment’s turn.
Jul 11, 2025 / John Nichols
Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics Dan Osborn Is Ready to Mount an Even Bolder Campaign Against Our Billionaire-Dominated Politics
The independent populist from Nebraska, who came close to winning in 2024, is running to unseat one of the Senate’s wealthiest and most self-serving members in 2026.
Jul 8, 2025 / John Nichols
Republicans Just Voted to Do Immoral and Irreparable Harm to the United States Republicans Just Voted to Do Immoral and Irreparable Harm to the United States
Politics / July 3, 2025 Republicans Just Voted to Do Immoral and Irreparable Harm to the United States The GOP chose to betray both morality and economic common sense by approv…
Jul 3, 2025 / John Nichols
New Yorkers Aren’t Afraid of a Democratic Socialist Mayor New Yorkers Aren’t Afraid of a Democratic Socialist Mayor
Andrew Cuomo's allies spent a fortune shouting that Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Result? A Mamdani landslide in the Democratic primary.
Jul 2, 2025 / John Nichols
Thom Tillis Figured Out How to Tell the Truth in Trump’s GOP Cult: Quit Thom Tillis Figured Out How to Tell the Truth in Trump’s GOP Cult: Quit
The Republican senator dropped his reelection bid rather than lie about the devastating damage Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will do to Medicaid.
Jul 1, 2025 / John Nichols
Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever. Bill Moyers Kept the Faith in Democracy. We Need His Example More Than Ever.
The legendary journalist believed that speaking truth to power was the essential underpinning of an embattled American experiment.
Jun 27, 2025 / Obituary / John Nichols
Zohran Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People Zohran Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People
In a rebuke to cynical Democratic insiders and the New York Times editorial page, voters backed a democratic socialist for mayor of the nation’s largest city.
Jun 25, 2025 / John Nichols
Zohran Mamdani Just Showed How to Stand Up to Trump Zohran Mamdani Just Showed How to Stand Up to Trump
Mamdani and Brad Lander prove they know how to say “no” to a lawless president and his war—while rival Andrew Cuomo stumbles.
Jun 23, 2025 / John Nichols
Why Bernie Sanders Says It’s Critical to Elect Mamdani and Reject Cuomo Why Bernie Sanders Says It’s Critical to Elect Mamdani and Reject Cuomo
Speaking to The Nation, the senator hails the “grassroots movement supporting Zohran” as a vital alternative to “the billionaire establishment supporting Cuomo.”
Jun 20, 2025 / John Nichols
The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans
Bernie Sanders has sponsored an anti-war resolution in the Senate, while conservative Thomas Massie is doing the same in the House.
Jun 17, 2025 / John Nichols