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August 11, 2026
Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making
The president’s zero-sum mind-set is turning us all into losers.
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August 4, 2026
Is It Really True That Socialism Is a Threat to the Democrats?
Trying to determine how much of a problem the D.S.A. poses for the Democratic Party’s electoral prospects. If it actually does.
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July 28, 2026
Who Does JD Vance Think He Is?
The chameleon effect is endangering the vice president’s political prospects.
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July 21, 2026
Trump’s Kiss of Death
On top of everything else, the president is inept.
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July 14, 2026
If the Democrats Actually Want to Win, This Is What They Have to Do
It is these issues that serve to reinforce the perception that Democrats are willing to sacrifice the interests of the working and middle classes.
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July 7, 2026
Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand?
The “death certificates” issued for liberalism, one analyst says, are “premature.”
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June 30, 2026
Can You Really Be a Working-Class Party if There Are Very Few Workers in Your Party?
There an irony at the heart of the D.S.A.’s ascendance.
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June 9, 2026
If Winning Is Everything, Is Anything Off Limits?
The “fake news” revolution is in full swing.
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May 19, 2026
Trump Is Down. Can Democrats Go Up?
Is there anything Democrats can do to break free of a deeply polarized political system in which parties are constantly winning and then losing office?
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