A Dangerous and Consistent Misreading of Trump’s Appeal A Dangerous and Consistent Misreading of Trump’s Appeal
Trump didn’t win by moderating. He won by attacking a system millions already believed was broken.
Mar 23, 2026 / Corbin Trent
The Red-State War Against Blue Cities The Red-State War Against Blue Cities
St. Louis has a Missouri problem. But like many other Democratic cities in Republican states, it can fight back by expanding.
Mar 20, 2026 / Devin Thomas O’Shea
Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.
Mar 18, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Should Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028?
David Faris argues that the New York representative is the new national leader the Democrats need, but Daraka Larimore-Hall claims she can get more done in Congress.
Mar 12, 2026 / The Debate / David Faris and Daraka Larimore-Hall
The People Transforming Mamdani’s Promises Into Policy The People Transforming Mamdani’s Promises Into Policy
Staffing matters!
Mar 11, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Jane Fonda Is Rethinking the Hollywood Resistance How Jane Fonda Is Rethinking the Hollywood Resistance
The actress’s revived Committee for the First Amendment is taking aim at industry mergers as well as threats to the freedom of expression.
Mar 11, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination How the Abortion Rights Activists Found Their Radical Imagination
A long-shot campaign to restore public funding for abortion turned into the movement’s biggest success in a generation.
Mar 9, 2026 / Amy Littlefield
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
Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”? Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”?
The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.
Mar 2, 2026 / Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson
Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well
The former Harvard president and Treasury secretary has resigned over humiliating disclosures in the Epstein files. But will that be enough to keep an ardent neoliberal down?
Mar 2, 2026 / Maureen Tkacik