Democrats

Jamie Raskin

How Democrats Can Fight Back How Democrats Can Fight Back

Jamie Raskin lays out the legal strategy to oppose Trump but says, “We’re not going to sue our way out of a political crisis”—Democrats need a political organizing strategy.

Feb 14, 2025 / Q&A / Chris Lehmann

Florida resident Ann Richter holds antisemitic flyers she found on her lawn.

Some Inconvenient Truths About Antisemitism and the Left Some Inconvenient Truths About Antisemitism and the Left

By ceding the space on antisemitism—responding when we are accused of it, but not taking up the fight against it as our cause—we’ve created a strategic opportunity for the right.

Feb 14, 2025 / Rachel Shabi

To Go Big Is to Keep It Simple

To Go Big Is to Keep It Simple To Go Big Is to Keep It Simple

Reinventing the Democrats as a working-class party.

Feb 13, 2025 / Thomas Geoghegan

Donald Trump stepping out onto a stage while holding a red MAGA hat.

Pay Less Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain Pay Less Attention to That Man in Front of the Curtain

Musk’s machinations and Trump’s daily outrages are meant to be mesmerizing—and paralyzing. But there are plenty of ways to fight back effectively—starting with not panicking.

Feb 13, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

It’s Time for the Democrats to Throw Off the Dead Hand of Clintonism

It’s Time for the Democrats to Throw Off the Dead Hand of Clintonism It’s Time for the Democrats to Throw Off the Dead Hand of Clintonism

More than 20 years after Bill Clinton left office, Democrats remain in the grips of his New Democrat politics. That’s a serious problem.

Feb 13, 2025 / Feature / Lily Geismer

Trump Is Outdoing Himself

Trump Is Outdoing Himself Trump Is Outdoing Himself

In the malignity of his intent and the scale of his graft, the second term is significantly worse. But it’s also his last.

Feb 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

Schumer Booker etc

Resistance 2.0 Is Already a Systems Failure Resistance 2.0 Is Already a Systems Failure

With Trump back in the White House, the Democrats are floundering instead of fighting.

Feb 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) (C) joins other lawmakers for the signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act

Democrats Are Helping Trump Carry Out His Nativist Agenda Democrats Are Helping Trump Carry Out His Nativist Agenda

Trump and his white-nationalist allies are pursuing a shock-and-awe strategy against immigrants—and many Democrats seem all too eager to join him.

Feb 7, 2025 / Gaby Del Valle

Ilhan Omar and Elon Musk

Ilhan Omar's Superpower Against Elon Musk: The Constitution Ilhan Omar's Superpower Against Elon Musk: The Constitution

Attacked by the right for noting that Musk and Trump don't have monarchical powers, the member of Congress refers her critics to the nation's founding document.

Feb 7, 2025 / John Nichols

Supporters and volunteers of DNC chair candidate Ken Martin cheer outside of the ballroom in the hours prior to the votes for positions at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Saturday, February 1, 2025.

New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party New DNC Chair Ken Martin Is Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party

The DNC elects a new leader as it seeks to unify the party and win back working-class voters.

Feb 5, 2025 / John Nichols

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