D.D. Guttenplan
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State and Local Elections July 13, 2017
This Chicago Politician Is Showing How to Govern From the Left
In 2015, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa became the city’s youngest alderman. Then he really began breaking ground.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Campaigns and Elections June 21, 2017
Jon Ossoff’s Loss Should Be a Lesson to Corporate Democrats
It’s time to bury the Panera Bread strategy.
D.D. Guttenplan
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The Left June 14, 2017
Can Berniecrats Reclaim the Democratic Party?
Activists at this year’s diverse and optimistic People’s Summit think so.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Politics May 26, 2017
While Democrats Bicker, Another Bully Wins an Election
The “resistance” to Trump still needs to get a national win on the board.
D.D. Guttenplan
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State and Local Elections May 17, 2017
Can Rob Quist’s Full-Throated Populism Win Back Rural America?
The banjo-playing, cowboy hat-wearing folk singer is battling a tech billionaire—and doing it the Montana way.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Democrats April 24, 2017
Why Was Heath Mello Thrown Under the Bus?
Was the candidate for mayor of Omaha held to a different standard than other Democrats?
D.D. Guttenplan
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Campaigns and Elections April 19, 2017
Jon Ossoff’s Campaign Is an Expensive Sideshow
The 30-year-old Democrat raised a ton of money and came close to 50 percent—but his near miss has few implications for the party nationwide.
D.D. Guttenplan
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World March 23, 2017
What’s Personal About the Westminster Bridge Attack
The London terrorist wasn’t the only one using the bodies of the dead to score political points.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Higher Education March 14, 2017
Middlebury: Who Pays for Free Speech?
By offering Charles Murray not just a platform but also departmental sanction and a presidential introduction, Middlebury let down those students denigrated by his work.
D.D. Guttenplan
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Labor March 8, 2017
How Donald Trump Speaks to Ohio’s Autoworkers
Where coastal elites see a buffoon, many here see a man of action.
D.D. Guttenplan