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Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?

Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong? Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?

Once Harris became the nominee, women voters surged behind her. But on Election Day, she won a smaller share of them than Biden did. This is how it fell apart.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Joan Walsh

How to Save the Democrats

How to Save the Democrats How to Save the Democrats

They’re in shambles. They need to change—fast. Here’s what they should do.

Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / John Nichols

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Faiz Shakir’s Late Entry Shakes Up the Race for DNC Chair Faiz Shakir’s Late Entry Shakes Up the Race for DNC Chair

The strategist who managed Bernie Sanders’s presidential race says the party needs vision and conviction “to restore a deeply damaged Democratic brand.”

Jan 16, 2025 / John Nichols

Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, hands the gavel to Mitch Landrieu, Democratic National Convention Committee cochair, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024, in Chicago.

What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries?

January 16, 2025 What Will the New DNC Chair Do to Curb the Role of Outside Money in Democratic Primaries? This is increasingly an existential question for progressives—and for the…

Jan 16, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

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Letters From the February 2025 Issue Letters From the February 2025 Issue

Systemic failure… Industry capture…

Jan 14, 2025 / Our Readers

Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing with his attorney Todd Blanche on January 10, 2025.

Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed Despite Trump’s Felony Conviction, Prosecutorial Liberalism Has Failed

When voters are consumed with anti-system rage, a criminal rap sheet is no barrier to high office.

Jan 13, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Shredding while Gazans burn: Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs “Rockin’ in the Free World” in Kyiv on May 14, 2024.

Antony Blinken’s Legacy Is Buried Under the Rubble of Gaza Antony Blinken’s Legacy Is Buried Under the Rubble of Gaza

Despite valedictory speeches, the secretary of state will be remembered not for his successes—or his guitar playing—but for the humanitarian catastrophe he aided and abetted.

Jan 13, 2025 / Jonathan Guyer

Donald Trump at night, in front of Air Force One, wearing a USA baseball cap.

Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires

Racist, stupid crap—that’s not unexpected. What we need is a tough local and national Democratic response. To everything.

Jan 9, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Junior at the dawn of revelation.

Jan 9, 2025

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, United states President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Meacham Begin, celebrate after signing the Camp David Peace Accords in 1978.

Jimmy Carter’s Biographer on the Late President’s Biggest Regret Jimmy Carter’s Biographer on the Late President’s Biggest Regret

Carter summoned Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat to Camp David to make peace, not apartheid, in the Middle East. But the Israeli president broke his promise to freeze settlements.

Jan 9, 2025 / Kai Bird

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