Actually, Democrats Don’t Have to Sacrifice Trans People or Immigrants to Win Actually, Democrats Don’t Have to Sacrifice Trans People or Immigrants to Win
For two years, leading Democratic factions have insisted that the party must abandon key populations to win. Tuesday proved them wrong.
Nov 5, 2026 / Elie Mystal
David Sacks’s Sack of Lies David Sacks’s Sack of Lies
Trump’s adviser pushes AI without guardrails.
Nov 5, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
How These Midterms Can Guide Us Into a Post-Trump Political Future How These Midterms Can Guide Us Into a Post-Trump Political Future
The historic repudiation of the MAGA right at the ballot box opens up new avenues to democratic revival.
Nov 5, 2026 / David Faris
Kamala Harris on Expanding Democratic Power in the South Kamala Harris on Expanding Democratic Power in the South
A conversation with the former vice president about the fight for Democrats in the too-long-neglected South.
Nov 5, 2026 / Q&A / John Nichols
After the Celebration, Some Key Lessons From Election 2026 After the Celebration, Some Key Lessons From Election 2026
Populist messages and populist candidates won.
Nov 5, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage
Women Are the Real Story of the Midterm Elections Women Are the Real Story of the Midterm Elections
In a rebuke of the Trump administration and its cataclysmic decisions and policies, voters elected record numbers of women into office.
Nov 5, 2026 / Michele Goodwin
The Midterms Are Over, and We Won. Now It’s Time to Till the Democratic Soil The Midterms Are Over, and We Won. Now It’s Time to Till the Democratic Soil
To renew the promise of self-government, we must create a politics beyond opposing Trump.
Nov 5, 2026 / Column / Zephyr Teachout
Gen Z Postcards From a Stunning Election Night Gen Z Postcards From a Stunning Election Night
We asked students coast to coast to describe what it felt like to witness the 2026 midterms blue wave.
Nov 4, 2026 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Midterm Election Just Burst Republicans’ 2028 Bubble This Midterm Election Just Burst Republicans’ 2028 Bubble
Yesterday's results showed a full-throated rebuke of Republican dominance—so what does that mean for 2028?
Nov 4, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
8 Takeaways From Progressives’ Biggest Night in a Generation 8 Takeaways From Progressives’ Biggest Night in a Generation
Polls did fail to capture something: the scale of the Democratic wave.
Nov 4, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel