Eoin Higgins

2020 election

Joe Biden's Problem: A Lot of Democrats Already Hate His Guts

The former vice president is leading in extremely early 2020 polls, but the party's progressive activists are dreading his candidacy.
Eoin Higgins
3.22.19
Politics

The DSA Isn't 100 Percent Sure About Hopping on the Bernie Bus

Some Democratic Socialists of America wish their organization would sit this one out.
Eoin Higgins
3.14.19
Politics

Bernie Sanders's 2020 Run Is Going to Be a Lot Harder Than 2016

The Vermont senator has officially entered the race, but can he recapture the momentum he had when going up against Hillary Clinton?
Eoin Higgins
2.19.19
Politics

Kamala Harris Has to Reckon with the Democrats' 'Law and Order' Past

Kamala Harris is running as the candidate for "rule of law," but some progresssives see her as a symbol of an unjust system.
Eoin Higgins
1.24.19
Politics

Will Progressives Buy Gillibrand's Crusade Against Big Money in Politics?

The 2020 presidential candidate is making corruption her number-one cause, but some activists are wary of her record and proximity to Wall Street.
Eoin Higgins
1.18.19
Views My Own

Don't Kid Yourself, Republicans Are Never Going to Turn on Trump

Removing the president from office will require GOP senators to break with him. That doesn't seem likely, no matter what Robert Mueller uncovers.
Eoin Higgins
12.17.18
2018 election

Republicans Are Working Feverishly to Stop Minorities from Voting

Ahead of the most hyped midterms in recent years, progressives are fighting to turn out their voters while Republicans are trying to block them.
Eoin Higgins
10.24.18
foreign policy

How to Fix America's Broken Imperial Foreign Policy After Trump

Jeffrey Sachs has a vision of how the world can work based on alliances and international law.
Eoin Higgins
10.11.18
supreme court

I Asked Experts to Predict the Supreme Court's Unpredictable Future

Get ready for a court that's even more partisan.
Eoin Higgins
7.2.18
immigration

Migrants in Detention Are Suffering Widespread Abuse and Neglect

Donald Trump's move to end family separations won't solve the deeper problems plaguing the facilities housing adults and children.
Eoin Higgins
6.21.18
Views My Own

It's Become Impossible for Republicans to Deny Their Party Is Racist

Stop acting shocked that a Confederate-loving candidate won in Virginia's primary.
Eoin Higgins
6.14.18
Crime

Pre-Crime Policing Is Closer Than You Think, and It's Freaking People Out

Hartford is embracing a sophisticated surveillance apparatus that some civil liberties advocates and residents fear marks an ominous trend.
Eoin Higgins
6.12.18
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