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What Next, Democrats? 

Trumpism was decisively rebuked on November 3. There are reasons to be optimistic. Now we must escape the morass that created it.

'Being Heumann' Review: Nothing About Us Without Us

“Being Heumann” is a lively portrait of the mother of the disability rights movement and the people behind one of its early victories

Rise of the 'Bernie Dogs'

Are the working-class populists who flipped districts Donald Trump won in 2024 the future of the Democratic Party?

After the Midterms, Democrats Must Keep Cleaning House

The Democrats have unfinished business after Tuesday.

'You Can See Everything' Review: Critic Bait of the Year

The documentary is a fun, interesting diversion that is being wildly overpraised by the class of people it was made to pander to.

'You Can See Everything' Review: Critic Bait of the Year

The documentary is a fun, interesting diversion that is being wildly overpraised by the class of people it was made to pander to.

Revolution Then and Now

DOGE Cuts Cost Tribes $470 Million, Gutting Funding for Climate Projects

The cuts, compounded by the rollback of Inflation Reduction Act grants, deepen decades of federal underinvestment in Indian Country.

After the Midterms, Democrats Must Keep Cleaning House

The Democrats have unfinished business after Tuesday.

The Straight of Hormuz Midterms

Foreign policy played a surprisingly prominent role in the elections, with a large share of voters calling the Iran war a “crucial” or “major” factor in their vote.

The Midterms Were No Ordinary Pendulum

Judging from what we saw last night, 2028 will be a populist doozie.

Blue Texas: Lone Star State Ends Decades of GOP Dominance

Texas’ governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and every other statewide candidate fell, upending the state’s political power structure in one night.

Meet the MAGA Lawyer Behind the Article III Project

Will Chamberlain says countries should be willing to tolerate mild amounts of government corruption to preserve political stability.

The First Lady and the Showgirl

As Paris burned and students protested in the streets, Céline Dion reasserted celebrity culture as the soul of modern France.

Thomas Piketty and the Twilight of Macronism

France’s most famous economist says its youth are revolting against a model that has destroyed shared goods while funnelling unprecedented wealth upward to a small few.

Trump's New Cap

Bolsonaro Joins His Fellow Exiles in the Bosom of Neoconservative Miami

Meanwhile, back in Brazil, Lula faces a hostile Congress and a tricky new working relationship with Washington.

Data Center Group Spending Millions to Influence Ohio Election

Marc Andreessen is among the Silicon Valley megadonors reportedly linked to a campaign to influence voters in the heart of the data center boom.

It’s Time for a Corporate Power ‘Reset’

From Montana to Maine, pro-democracy groups are developing strategies to keep corporate money out of politics—Citizens United be damned.

The Expectations Management Hustle

Anyone who claims to know the outcome of the midterms is not your friend.