Yikes. By Katie Halper.

Clinton loyalists are still trying to tar Sanders as a sexist troglodyte. Read the polls — It’s not working. By Conor Lynch.

This weekend, New York lawmakers agreed to a first-in-the-nation deal that would make public colleges tuition-free for students whose families earn less than $125,000 a year. By Jordan Weissmann.

Republicans are pouring money into the race in an attempt to save a GOP seat. By John Nichols.

Democrats need to stop trying to feel everyone’s pain, and hold on to their own anger. By Frank Rich.

As a powerful grassroots movement emerges, some want to use it for their own gain. The history of the Tea Party has important lessons on how to avoid that. By Thomas Frank.

A feminism for the 99 percent has been forged by working-class immigrant women who confronted Harvard’s first female president and Sheryl Sandberg. By Sarah Leonard and Rebecca Rojer.

A troubling poll was just released showing that the Democratic Party is significantly less popular than both Donald Trump and Mike Pence. By Shaun King.

The attorney general initially denied any contact with the Russians, then later admitted to just two meetings.

“This is supposed to be an opposition party? A party of 'resistance' to Trumpism? It’s sure hard to see it.” By Dave Lindorff.

How the “radium girls” revealed the danger of radiation and fought for safety standards. By Sarah Zhang.

Obama and Clinton supporters in DNC survive push from the grassroots to transform the Democratic Party into a real and actual opposition party. By Kevin Gosztola.

The political theorist who wrote about the Nazis and ‘the banality of evil’ in the 60s has become a surprise bestseller. Should we heed her warning that protesting just feeds the chaos? By Zoe Williams.

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” By Abby Norman.

After the election of Donald Trump in America, the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom, and the resurgence of far-right parties in Holland, France, Poland, and much of the rest of Europe, it would be easy for anyone with progressive opinions and hopes for a world of greater justice and compassion to become dispirited… By Richard Zimler.

Democrats know they need someone to lead them out of the wilderness. But, they say, that someone is not David Brock. By Asawin Suebsaeng.

How Orthodoxy, Professionalism, and Unresponsive Politics Finally Doomed a 19th-century Project. By Maximilian C. Forte. (Jan, 18, 2017)

Democrats with a record of unwillingness to fight on behalf of the public are in no position to call themselves “The Resistance.” By Roqayah Chamseddine.

Clinton just endured one of the most painful rituals in politics. By Todd S. Purdum.