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Democrats
‘Why I Left the Left.’ Plus. . .
Mr. President, give up on a nuclear deal with Iran. Could AI agents start trying to kill humans? Jillian Michaels on MAHA. And more.
The Free Press
The Inside Story of How Democrats Lost the Working Class
I spent my entire career helping progressives get elected. Then I watched my party abandon everything it claimed to stand for.
Evan Barker
What the Movement Taking Over the Democratic Party Wants
Victor Davis Hanson, Natan Sharansky, Bhaskar Sunkara, and more on whether the movement sweeping Democratic primaries is communism, socialism, or…
The Editors
‘I Was in the DSA. Here’s What They Really Believe.’ Plus. . .
Meet the ‘Anti-Platners.’ The Islamic Republic executes prisoners, and the world looks away. Inside Trump’s decision to go to war. And more.
The Free Press
I Was in the DSA. Here’s What They Really Believe.
The socialist candidates being swept into power want to dismantle American life. It’s all right there in their new platform.
Jake Altman
Meet the ‘Anti-Platners’: Real Blue-Collar Democrats
A mechanic, a smoke jumper, and an ordinary firefighter may offer Democrats their best hope of winning back working-class voters.
River Page
Platner Unleashed a Movement. Where Will It Go Next?
From immigration enforcement to the war in Gaza, the young leftists inspired by the Maine Senate candidate are still steering their party’s direction.
Peter Savodnik
The ‘Gay’ Attacks on Lindsey Graham Are All About Politics
We may never know about the late senator’s sexuality. But those who question it do so to punish him for his hawkish and conservative views.
James Kirchick
A Third Trump Impeachment? Some Democrats Aren’t So Sure.
From cryptocurrency deals to the Iran war, many Democrats believe Trump has crossed a clear boundary. But would another impeachment do them any good?
Audrey Fahlberg
Ditching Platner May Not Be a Win for Democrats
The conventional wisdom is that Democrats are better off without him. But Susan Collins is strong, and Platner’s successors lack much of what made him a…
Mark Halperin
Why Antisemitism Is a Bigger Problem on the Left
If you told me a decade ago that antisemites would be increasingly dominant within the Democratic Party, I would have said you were nuts. And yet here…
John Podhoretz
Joe Klein: At 80, Here’s What I’ve Learned About Politics—and Life
The lesson I’ve learned in 60 years as a journalist is that ideology fails to grasp human creativity, and idealism fails to grasp human imperfection…
Joe Klein
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