Chris Lehmann

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Chris Lehmann is the DC Bureau chief for The Nation and a contributing editor at The Baffler. He was formerly editor of The Baffler and The New Republic, and is the author, most recently, of The Money Cult: Capitalism, Christianity, and the Unmaking of the American Dream (Melville House, 2016).

A paper donkey, the animal symbol of the Democratic Party, hangs from the ceiling at the Virginia Victory Coordinated Campaign Field Office on October 8, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia.

Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising Democrats Really, Really, Really Don't Want People Investigating Their Scammy Fundraising

Several of the party’s top committees threatened to raise legal hell over a new study into the way they pry money out of seniors.

Aug 17, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Gubernatorial candidate Mike Lindell makes his case for the GOP nomination in Duluth, Minnesota, in May 2026.

Is a Trump Endorsement Becoming a Liability? Is a Trump Endorsement Becoming a Liability?

The president’s backing failed to secure a primary win in Minnesota for Mike Lindell. And he’s not the only one.

Aug 13, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Matt Bennett, Jonathan Cowan, and Jim Kessler, three of the five cofounders of Third Way.

Centrist Democrats Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Punching Left Centrist Democrats Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Punching Left

The Third Way think tank is pouring millions of dollars into combatting not the GOP but the DSA.

Aug 10, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks to campaign volunteers during in Braddock, Virginia, in April 2026.

The Left Insurgence Is on the Rise—and the DNC Is Flailing The Left Insurgence Is on the Rise—and the DNC Is Flailing

The outcome of the Michigan primaries calls Democratic conventional wisdom into question. Just don’t expect Ken Martin to do anything about that.

Aug 5, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Rahm Emanuel at Chicago’s City Hall in October 2011.

Rahm Emanuel’s Losing Record Rahm Emanuel’s Losing Record

The Democratic establishment’s golden boy has shifted the party to the right and lost ground in crucial elections.

Jul 30, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy during his second appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee in 1950.

The GOP’s New Red Scare The GOP’s New Red Scare

McCarthyism, the second time as farce.

Jul 28, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, whispers with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House.

Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans? Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans?

The GOP is staking its chances on the idea that Americans are more dissatisfied with the opposition party than with the one in power.

Jul 21, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump

Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump Americans Want to Impeach Donald Trump

So why aren’t Democrats doing something about it?

Jun 29, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Democratic Senators Chris Murphy and Chris Van Hollen depart a briefing at the Capitol in Washington, DC, in June 2025.

Are Democrats Finding Their Spines? Are Democrats Finding Their Spines?

At an Open Markets Institute conference, economic populism was on the agenda.

Jun 26, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Reflecting Pool

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovations Are a Total Disaster

The president’s attempt to make his mark on the National Mall has become a big, wet mess.

Jun 23, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

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