Campaigns and Elections

Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win?

Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win? Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win?

The socialist New York City mayoral candidate has galvanized support with an energetic, creative campaign. Will it be enough?

Mar 11, 2025 / Grace Byron

Elon Musk at the first Trump cabinet meeting.

The Cossacks Work for the Czar—and Musk Works for Trump The Cossacks Work for the Czar—and Musk Works for Trump

The president’s narcissistic management style is at the root of cabinet infighting.

Mar 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY (L) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference to introduce the Stop The Steal Act at the U.S. Capitol on February 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.

The Failures Democrats Must Confront The Failures Democrats Must Confront

The party is not in inevitable decline, but it is in crisis.

Mar 10, 2025 / Jee Kim and Waleed Shahid

Person walking by a store. A sign readers

How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public

The president and his GOP cronies want to tamper with government statistics and use deceptive budget gimmicks to lie about the impact of their massive tax and budget cuts.

Mar 10, 2025 / Sam Gustin

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Why Democrats Are Losing My Generation Why Democrats Are Losing My Generation

Hint: It’s not because they didn’t go on Joe Rogan.

Mar 10, 2025 / Joshua A. Cohen

Democrats protest with signs (“Medicaid,” “Musk”) as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building’s House chamber in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself

The flailing and unpopular party elite needs to be replaced with fighting economic populists.

Mar 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson applaud behind him.

With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode With Boasts, Threats, and Lies, Trump Proves He’s Always in Campaign Mode

The president understands that politics never stops. Democrats should do the same.

Mar 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Art Spiegelman, “Self-Portrait With Maus Mask,” 1989.

Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Fascism Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Fascism

The creator of Maus has learned that the past is always present.

Mar 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to testify before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Rayburn House Office Building at the US Capitol on September 10, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Disgraced Former Governor Andrew Cuomo Is Running for Mayor Disgraced Former Governor Andrew Cuomo Is Running for Mayor

“Did I make mistakes, some painfully? Definitely, and I believe I learned from them and that I am a better person for it,” Cuomo said. His detractors don’t believe him.

Mar 3, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida.

This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame

A recent order aimed at destroying independent regulatory agencies isn’t just about taking control of the state—it’s a giant cash-grab in disguise.

Feb 21, 2025 / Elie Mystal

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