The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself. The US Is a Civic Desert. To Survive, the Democratic Party Needs to Transform Itself.
The party should jettison its consultant class and move toward a local-membership model that would help to rejuvenate civic life across the country.
Nov 11, 2024 / Pete Davis
Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On
In Johnson County, a record-breaking 87,012 people voted on Tuesday. Democrat Christina Bohannan beat the Republican incumbent by over 35,000 votes—just 800 shy of what she needed...
Nov 11, 2024 / Dave Leshtz
New York Passed Proposals Establishing Equality—and Greater Mayoral Control New York Passed Proposals Establishing Equality—and Greater Mayoral Control
Voters approved five of the six initiatives on the 2024 ballot, enshrining abortion rights into the state Constitution and giving Eric Adams more power in NYC.
Nov 11, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor and Alex Augenbraun
How Cornell University Is Quietly Quelling Gaza Dissent on Campus How Cornell University Is Quietly Quelling Gaza Dissent on Campus
The university has emboldened its Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards to ban pro-Palestine protesters from campus “to protect the university community.”
Nov 11, 2024 / Aaron Fernando
The Sheer Gusto of Jane DeLynn The Sheer Gusto of Jane DeLynn
1982’s In Thrall was a magnificent piece of queer fiction, at once comic and courageous.
Nov 11, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Colm Tóibín
The Election Depleted Us. Storytelling Can Revive Us. The Election Depleted Us. Storytelling Can Revive Us.
As we share our truths and witness each other’s, we build unity and community.
Nov 8, 2024 / Adrianne Wright
Abortion Wins at the Ballot Box, Again—but Republicans Do Too Abortion Wins at the Ballot Box, Again—but Republicans Do Too
Voters in seven states restored, protected, or expanded the right to abortion care in their state. Many of them also voted for the man who ended Roe v. Wade.
Nov 8, 2024 / Danielle Campoamor
Democrats “Lose When They Fail to Prioritize a Strong, Working-Class Message” Democrats “Lose When They Fail to Prioritize a Strong, Working-Class Message”
Painters union President Jimmy Williams Jr. says “working people deserve a party that... places their issues front and center.”
Nov 8, 2024 / John Nichols
Reshaping the Direction of the USA Reshaping the Direction of the USA
Trump and Project 2025.
Nov 8, 2024 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer