A Major Taboo Was Broken at the DNC Last Weekend A Major Taboo Was Broken at the DNC Last Weekend
An AIPAC-specific resolution didn’t make it through the party’s meeting. But I’ve never seen such an open debate about the role of pro-Israel money before.
Apr 14, 2026 / James Zogby
AI Is the New AIPAC AI Is the New AIPAC
Companies like Anthropic are powering a new election spending boom that’s just as deceptive and destructive as anything the pro-Israel lobby has done.
Mar 24, 2026 / Usamah Andrabi
Is AIPAC Doomed? Is AIPAC Doomed?
The hard-line pro-Israel lobby is facing more opposition than ever before. But fully defanging it won’t be easy.
Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet Texas’s Senate Primary Has Already Made History—and It’s Not Over Yet
Democratic nominee James Talarico is getting national media attention, but the real story is sky-high voter turnout, even amid GOP bids to suppress balloting
Mar 5, 2026 / Ana Marie Cox
The Maine Lawsuit That Could Save Democracy From Big Money The Maine Lawsuit That Could Save Democracy From Big Money
A legal fight could restore the state’s power to set its own limits on contributions to super PACs and encourage public financing.
Dec 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Thai Loyd
The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent The Real Lesson From Zohran Mamdani’s Ascent
The decisive factor isn’t his ads or charisma. It is the public financing of election campaigns, and it should be replicated across the United States.
Oct 21, 2025 / David Sirota
The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC
The influential group of lawmakers has damaged its reputation as “conscience of the Congress” by staying silent on the Gaza genocide.
Oct 15, 2025 / Feature / Anthony Conwright
People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh People “Are Tired of Backroom Decisions”: A Conversation With Minneapolis’s Omar Fateh
The Minnesota state senator won Minneapolis’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for mayor—but the state-level party revoked it.
Sep 5, 2025 / Q&A / Peter Lucas
The DNC Chair Proposes Major Reforms to Limit Big Money The DNC Chair Proposes Major Reforms to Limit Big Money
Party building vs. candidate addiction has never been more urgent.
Aug 22, 2025 / Larry Cohen
Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus
Partisan politics is making a travesty of justice.
Jul 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer