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The Party of AOC or AIPAC? In Illinois, Neither Bloc Could Dominate

The primaries in deep-blue Illinois on Tuesday were a test of who has power and influence in the Democratic Party. In three primaries for open U.S....

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Finally, Democrats—of All Stripes—Are Coming After the Wealthy’s Money

The state of Washington is on the verge of enacting a 9.9 percent tax on income over $1 million. Rhode Island’s governor has proposed a 3 percent...

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Democratic Voters Don’t Want Vanilla Centrism

You can watch this conversation above, on Substack, or YouTube.

13.03.2026 3

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Here We Go Again: A War that Makes Me Ashamed to Be an American

We’re 13 days into the U.S.-Israel war against Iran—and it seems as ill-conceived and wrong as when it started. Oil prices keep going up....

11.03.2026 6

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Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren’t Anymore? Moderate.

The center-left group Third Way held a conference last week where moderate Democratic strategists and politicians blasted progressive ideas and the...

09.03.2026 2

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He’ll Need Some Luck, But James Talarico Can Win the Texas Senate Seat

Do Democrats have a real chance of winning a Senate seat in Texas this year? Probably not. But Tuesday night’s election results were the best...

04.03.2026 2

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Pathetic: Maryland Democrats Have Surrendered on Gerrymandering

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has spent months pleading with Democrats in Maryland’s state Senate to adopt a redistricting plan that would likely...

26.02.2026 10

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Red States’ Fascist Campaign Against Colleges and Professors

Oklahoma’s governor just signed an executive order barring most of the state’s public colleges from offering tenure to professors. School...

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You Know What? Maybe the Time Is Right for an AOC Presidential Bid

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sure looked like a presidential candidate this weekend. She attended a policy conference in Munich that often...

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Instead of Pandering, Democrats Should Try Changing Voters’ Minds

Early last year, polls and media commentary suggested that crime would be the defining issue of the New York City mayoral race. Then, Zohran...

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The Washington Post Is in Free Fall—and There’s One Person to Blame

04.02.2026 5

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Why Do Some Liberals Go Gaga Over So-Called Non-MAGA Republicans?

04.02.2026 10

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Senate Democrats’ ICE Proposals Are a Huge and Inexcusable Whiff

30.01.2026 2

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Democrats Have Much to Gain—and Nothing to Fear—From Attacking ICE

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Abigail Spanberger’s First Move as Virginia Gov. Was a Masterstroke

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Amazingly, the Democrats Have a Shot at a Senate Majority

15.01.2026 5

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On Venezuela, Democrats Are Actually Acting Like an Opposition Party

09.01.2026 4

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Bari Weiss Is Dead Wrong—Good Journalism Isn’t About Being Pro-America

05.01.2026 7

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Under Kash Patel, “FBI” Means Foolish, Belligerent, and Incompetent

26.12.2025 10

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Um … Is Donald Trump Seriously Going to Start a War with Venezuela?

25.11.2025 5

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A Tea Party for the Democrats? Be Careful What You Wish For

18.11.2025 6

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Voters Hate Trump. Good. But Democrats Should Take No Solace in That.

11.11.2025 6

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Hey, Uh, Democrats, Can You Finally Please Stop Fighting Over 2024?

05.11.2025 3

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There’s a Good Identity Politics—and Then There’s Karine Jean-Pierre

30.10.2025 9

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Yes, Virginia! Democrats Actually Can Be Feisty and Cunning!

28.10.2025 5

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Suddenly, Democratic Politicians Are Running Away From AIPAC

21.10.2025 10

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Not All Old Candidates Are Joe Biden, and Not All Young Ones Are Great

16.10.2025 9

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The Mainstream Media Is Moving Right. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

14.10.2025 6

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MAGA-Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s Dangerous

07.10.2025 7

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Shutdown: Why I Worry That the Democrats Are Screwing It Up Again

02.10.2025 6

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With Portland, Trump’s Police State Is Getting Bigger and More Radical

29.09.2025 6

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Zohran Mamdani Is Threading One of the Trickiest Needles in Politics

26.09.2025 7

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Jimmy Kimmel Is Back. Good. Free Speech Is Still in Deep Peril. Bad.

23.09.2025 6

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The Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: A Huge Step Down the Authoritarian Road

18.09.2025 10

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Black Voices Are Vital to Democracy. The Media Must Stop Firing Them.

16.09.2025 4

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Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.

13.09.2025 5

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Donald Trump Is No Viktor Orbán—He’s Well on His Way to Being Worse

11.09.2025 3

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Trump’s War on Black America Isn’t an Accident—It’s a Strategy

05.09.2025 8

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This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effective—and Popular

29.08.2025 9

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Stopping Trump’s Dictatorship Is a Vital Message—and a Winning One

24.08.2025 10

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The Democratic Establishment’s Shunning of Mamdani Is Disqualifying

20.08.2025 7

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Democrats Need Fresh Faces and Achievable Ideas to Defeat Trumpism

15.08.2025 6

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Trump’s Assault on Universities Isn’t Just About Education

12.08.2025 6

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How Democrats Can Stop Bickering and Focus on Stopping Trump

11.08.2025 7

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The Media Keeps Ignoring the Truth About American Politics

Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander congressional districts to give the GOP a greater advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives,...

07.08.2025 5

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Texas Republicans: It’s About Power, Yes—but Also Their Radical Agenda

05.08.2025 8

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Why So Many Key Institutions Have Folded Rather Than Challenge Trump

05.08.2025 10

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