Democrats

Democratic political consultant James Carville at last year's New York Times DealBook summit.

Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else? Can James Carville Please Just Be Quietly Wrong Somewhere Else?

The omnipresent consultant-cum-tantrum-thrower has long outlived whatever relevance he once had, but cable producers, podcast hosts, and Democratic campaigns haven’t got the memo....

Oct 21, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers

Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young

Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young Why Democratic Leaders Keep Waging War on the Young

The party's silver-haired establishment is caught up in an existential culture war.

Oct 19, 2026 / Feature / Elizabeth Spiers

Congressional Democrats pondering how to hold Trump collaborators should consult the work of Hannah Arendt, author of “Personal Responsibility Under a Dictatorship.”

Making America Accountable Again Making America Accountable Again

Corporate leaders say they should be shielded from congressional inquiries because they had no alternative but to collaborate with the Trump administration. History says otherwise...

Oct 14, 2026 / Max Moran

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a primary election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, early on August 5, 2026. His race against Haley Stevens drew the largest-ever amount of super PAC spending in a congressional primary.

The DNC Fight to Ban Dark Money in Presidential Primaries The DNC Fight to Ban Dark Money in Presidential Primaries

The inside debate.

Oct 13, 2026 / David Moore

Democratic candidate for the US Senate James Talarico.

Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language Democrats Are Learning a New Political Language

Candidates in 2026 are responding to an electorate that’s ready to abolish ICE, tax the billionaire class, and free Palestine.

Oct 13, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation

A supporter holds a campaign brochure supporting Democratic US Senate candidate Angie Nixon in Miami, Florida, on August 15, 2026. The brochure reads, in Spanish, “Change can’t wait.”

Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up. Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up.

With more than 900,000 Puerto Rican voters, Florida can be won in 2026 and put in play for 2028. Give Angie Nixon the chance she deserves.

Oct 7, 2026 / Camille Rivera

Ed Markey, Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear arguments in challenges to state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports on January 13, 2026.

We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them. We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them.

Talking to Tyler Hack, who leads the nation’s only political action group dedicated solely to getting trans rights supporters elected.

Oct 6, 2026 / Elsie Carson-Holt

OMB Director Russell Vought.

Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back. Trump Is Destroying Public Health. Democrats Need to Fight Back.

If they win in the midterms, the party must move quickly and aggressively to undo the harm Trump and his cronies have caused.

Sep 25, 2026 / Gregg Gonsalves

President Donald Trump at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas earlier this month.

The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map

Trump has so badly damaged the Republican Party’s brand that strategists are contemplating bitter fights—and losses—in races they’d been banking on as sure things.

Sep 22, 2026 / David Faris

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, President Donald Trump, and CEO of DeepMind Demis Hassabis attend a working lunch during the G7 Summit on June 17 in Évian-les-Bains, France.

AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue

And with the Trump administration encouraging unregulated growth in the industry, Democrats need to start acting like it.

Sep 18, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

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