The U.S. men's hockey team won gold in Milan. Politics have already stained the team's hard-fought victory over Canada.

At the time of this writing, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is about to break 100,000 members, with nearly 14,000 of them in New York City alone. The election of Zohran Mamdani, a longtime DSA ...

Madoff would tax the billionaire class in two key respects. First, get rid of the estate tax, which is riddled with loopholes, and replace it with an inheritance tax. After a generous exemption, all ...

With great wealth comes great political power these days. You want 20 very rich people to decide the future of AI? Then don’t ...

Bernie Sanders is asked why he thinks the US has more successful businesses than Europe. It's clear he has never thought ...

Progressives have always been more reluctant to mount primary challenges against insufficiently zealous incumbents.

A longtime contributor to The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books, Chiasson discussed the reporting and storytelling ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive from Vermont, is creating urgency around the need to pass a proposed billionaire wealth tax in California. The 84-year-old kicked off a weeklong California tour to ...

He rallied in L.A. for a proposed 5% tax on billionaires' wealth to fund health care and education. Gov. Gavin Newsom and ...

Many on the left are now turning to the once vilified power source to secure reliable energy while also meeting climate ...

“Jesse Jackson is one of the very most significant political leaders in this country in the last 100 years,” declared Senator Bernie Sanders, summarizing the importance of Jackson’s remarkable life ...

As a movement builder, spokesperson, and candidate for the presidency, Jesse Jackson’s accomplishments were massive. He was one of the towering figures of American progressive politics in his era — or ...