Government

Ken Martin speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, February 21, 2026.

We’re Longtime DNC Members—and We Support Ken Martin We’re Longtime DNC Members—and We Support Ken Martin

Many of those trying to bring the DNC chair down just want the party to continue to act as an ATM machine for their consultancies.

Aug 12, 2026 / Larry Cohen and James Zogby

JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026.

Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools

Two foreign-policy camps are claiming Trump for themselves, while the Middle East fiasco humiliates every single one of them.

Aug 12, 2026 / Column / David Klion

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) leaves the US Capitol on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen

Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going.

Aug 10, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Reflecting on the Corruption of an Office

Reflecting on the Corruption of an Office Reflecting on the Corruption of an Office

There is no precedent for Trump’s damaging presidency.

Aug 10, 2026 / OppArt / Jeff Danziger

Matt Bennett, Jonathan Cowan, and Jim Kessler, three of the five cofounders of Third Way.

Centrist Democrats Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Punching Left Centrist Democrats Are Rolling Up Their Sleeves and Punching Left

The Third Way think tank is pouring millions of dollars into combatting not the GOP but the DSA.

Aug 10, 2026 / Chris Lehmann

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party

And despite all the establishment pushback, voters know it.

Aug 10, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols for The Nation

El-Sayed Wins

El-Sayed Wins El-Sayed Wins

 The big melt.

Aug 7, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Todd Blanche during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on August 5, 2026.

Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” Started Todd Blanche Wants to Finish What “Dobbs” Started

In a private call before his confirmation vote, the acting AG said Trump officials aim to make the decision ending the national right to abortion “permanent in every single state....

Aug 7, 2026 / Rachel Rebouché

Children at a Head Start program at the Kedren Community Health Center in Los Angeles.

Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality Trump’s Deregulation of Head Start Would Lead to Bigger Class Sizes, Lower Quality

The administration has now made public a proposed rule to eliminate critical standards for services in the free preschool program.

Aug 7, 2026 / Bryce Covert

No Hospital Workers for You

No Hospital Workers for You No Hospital Workers for You

Have a nice day.

Aug 7, 2026 / OppArt / Bill Bramhall

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