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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
What Makes Democrats So Afraid of Zohran Mamdani? What Makes Democrats So Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
With Trump’s power grabs escalating, the Democratic establishment is still taking the time to fret over a rising star in its own party.
Sep 3, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
What the Democrats Can Learn From Gavin Newsom’s Trump Mockery What the Democrats Can Learn From Gavin Newsom’s Trump Mockery
As Democrats sharpen their online game, Gavin Newsom’s Trump-style jabs reveal both the risks and rewards of fighting fire with fire in an attention economy built for bluster.
Sep 3, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Zohran Mamdani Is Winning the Battle. Here’s How He Can Win the War. Zohran Mamdani Is Winning the Battle. Here’s How He Can Win the War.
Winning in November isn’t enough. A Mayor Mamdani will need a mass movement behind him to overcome an establishment that wants to crush him.
Aug 28, 2025 / Eric Blanc, Emily Lemmerman, and Wen Zhuang
Minnesota Democrats Are at War Over the “Mamdani of Minneapolis” Minnesota Democrats Are at War Over the “Mamdani of Minneapolis”
Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Omar Fateh won the endorsement of his city party. Then the state party overturned the result. Representative Ilhan Omar calls it “inexcusabl...
Aug 26, 2025 / John Nichols
Graham Platner Is the Real Deal Graham Platner Is the Real Deal
The Maine oyster farmer embodies the populist energy that Americans have been looking for. He’s the best candidate to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.
Aug 26, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg
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
Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It. Democrats Have a Gaza Problem. They Don’t Seem to Want to Fix It.
DNC chair Ken Martin is emblematic of the party elite’s decision to cling to the unacceptable status quo on Palestine and Israel—even at the risk of losing more elections.
Aug 22, 2025 / Evan Robins
Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist Andrew Cuomo Has Unmasked Himself as a Full-Blown Trumpist
The disgraced former governor is repeatedly proving just how similar he is to the disgraced current president.
Aug 22, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Democrats’ Failed Bueller Strategy on Voting Rights Democrats’ Failed Bueller Strategy on Voting Rights
Party leaders are talking tough about retaliatory gerrymandering—but like Principal Rooney, they're unable to fight back effectively
Aug 21, 2025 / David Daley and David Faris