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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
Has the Democratic Tea Party Arrived?
Primary contests in Maine and Texas could show us where the Democratic Party is going—but buyer beware when it comes to progressives who alienate…
Gabe Fleisher
Why I Don’t Regret Leaving the Democratic Party
I grew up a Democrat and worked for its biggest progressive stars. Then I voted for Trump—and watched my community turn on me.
Evan Barker
Mamdani and the New Racism
Anti-Jewish libels are a social technology reshaping everything around us.
Adam Louis-Klein
Meet the Socialists Following Mamdani’s Lead
A wave of Mamdani-inspired candidates across the country is betting that class warfare and political progressivism can finally beat the Democratic…
Jonas Du
The DSA Is More Radical Than Ever—and Winning
A Mamdani victory would be the biggest win in the history of American socialism. Will it temper their radicalism—or encourage their worst instincts?
Eli Lake
Beautiful Losers: Mamdani and the End of Socialism’s Losing Streak
How a movement once exiled to the margins found its way back into power, and what Mamdani’s likely victory means for the American left.
Eli Lake
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The Real Threat to Democrats Isn’t Redistricting
It’s themselves.
Ruy Teixeira
The Presidential Fitness Test Was Humbling. I’m Glad It’s Back.
It’s good to teach kids that if you work hard, you can get stronger.
Kat Rosenfield
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