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Former Democratic Operative Evan Barker Tells All
Evan shares her conversion from political insider to critic, why she decided to speak out, how her party changed, and what she thinks of the democratic…
Lucy Biggers
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Arthur Brooks: Will Socialism Make You Happy?
If you see a belief that appears out of nowhere, if you are suddenly pressured to change your life or views, and especially if you face a social cost…
Arthur Brooks
He Made Videos for Mamdani and Piker—and Loves the CCP
Now living in Shanghai, Eric Hovagim grew up privileged and was well educated before veering off in a radically anti-capitalist, conspiratorial, and…
Tanner Nau
Ro Khanna’s Dishonest Israel Stunt
The California lawmaker turned a brief West Bank confrontation into a national controversy—and revealed how Israel has become a stage for the Democratic…
Haviv Rettig Gur
Can Anyone Stop Abdul El-Sayed?
The hard-left, anti-Israel candidate is surging in the polls by attacking his own party. His establishment opponent has failed to effectively challenge…
Noah Bernstein
The DSA’s Communist Turn
A majority of the organization’s governing board openly identifies with Communist ideology. Those who dismiss it as hyperbole should look more…
Stu Smith
My Former Colleagues Are Destroying the Democratic Party
As a former Democratic operative, I worked with many of today’s rising far-left candidates. What you’re seeing now is only the beginning.
Evan Barker
Coleman Hughes: The Case for Progressive Patriotism
There’s a reason the groups most valued by progressives—people of color, the poor, residents of the ‘global South’—want to migrate to America.
Coleman Hughes
New Life for San Francisco’s Worst Idea
The city wants to give $5M to every black resident affected by discrimination. Seriously?
Sanjana Friedman
The Left’s Deafening Silence on Iran
I searched five major progressive publications for coverage of Iran’s uprising. Combined results: zero.
Yascha Mounk
Saving California? It’s ‘Just Not That Complicated,’ Says Rick Caruso.
The billionaire real-estate developer won’t say if he’s running—or for what—but he knows what he’d do were he to win.
Peter Savodnik
The Race to Succeed Pelosi Is a Fight for the Future of the Democratic Party
San Francisco—like Democrats nationwide—face a choice: staid progressivism or the new radicals. Peter Savodnik reports on a primary and a divided party.
Peter Savodnik
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