Kamala Harris Deserved Better—and There’s No Easy Explanation for Why She Didn’t Get It Kamala Harris Deserved Better—and There’s No Easy Explanation for Why She Didn’t Get It
Consider how resoundingly she succeeded in her 107-day campaign—and what that means about how deep the problems are that we need to solve.
Nov 7, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Is There Any Chance That Congress Can Be a Check on Trump? Is There Any Chance That Congress Can Be a Check on Trump?
Republicans grabbed the Senate, but Democrats could still take the House—and no matter what happens, they have a duty to fight Trump with everything they have.
Nov 7, 2024 / John Nichols
Democrats Need to Fundamentally Rethink Everything Democrats Need to Fundamentally Rethink Everything
The lesson from 2024 is clear: If voters don’t see you as an agent of transformational change, they will turn to someone like Donald Trump.
Nov 7, 2024 / Waleed Shahid
Trick or Treat? Trick or Treat?
What will the future hold for our country?
Nov 7, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Kim DeMarco
Executive Actions Biden Could Take Executive Actions Biden Could Take
Shoring up the guardrails Trump endangers.
Nov 7, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Going to Be All Right It’s Going to Be All Right
Midterms are coming up.
Nov 6, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States Economic Anxieties Reigned Supreme in Western States
This is not the column I thought I would be writing this week.
Nov 6, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
Chuck Schumer Should Resign Chuck Schumer Should Resign
Democrats never learned the lessons of Trump's successes on tariffs and trade. Now the party's leaders must take responsibility for their failure to embrace economic populism.
Nov 6, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe
Trump won because the opposition party is committed to ancien régime restoration in a country that desperately wants change.
Nov 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer
JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA JD Vance Is the Future of MAGA
Even before votes were cast, the mantle of election denial passed from Donald Trump to to his running mate.
Nov 6, 2024 / Chris Lehmann