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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

Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) questions witnesses during a roundtable on Supreme Court ethics hosted by House Oversight Committee Democrats, Washington, DC, June 11, 2024.

Ro Khanna Is Doing More Than Voting “No” Ro Khanna Is Doing More Than Voting “No”

The Silicon Valley progressive talks about the short-term and long-term strategies for defeating Trump and Trumpism.

Mar 3, 2025 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Long Live the…

Long Live the… Long Live the…

KING!

Mar 3, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Donald Trump sits at a desk, signing a document. Behind him, a map reads

Greenland! Canada! The Panama Canal! The Gulf of America! Gaza! Greenland! Canada! The Panama Canal! The Gulf of America! Gaza!

Manifest Destiny gets a reboot under President Donald Trump.

Feb 25, 2025 / William J. Astore

Linda McMahon, now Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, poses for a portrait when she was president and CEO of the World Wrestling Federation, on December 12, 1999.

Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate

Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for education secretary.

Feb 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage

Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage

All of it is meant to disorient and overwhelm us. The question is: How are we to navigate all that excrement?

Feb 21, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and House majority leader Hakeem Jeffries share a lighter moment. Many voters fail to see the humor.

Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats

The president is increasingly hated, but so is an opposition party that fails to oppose.

Feb 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer

People march past NYU Langone Health during a rally demanding that NYU Langone commit to providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York.

“We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means “We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means

When hospitals suddenly stop treatment for trans patients, real people are harmed: “I was sent links to suicide hotlines instead of a prescription.”

Feb 21, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt

Man waring a suit sits in a courtroom.

A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power

Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.

Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Howell

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