Centrism in disguise is the wrong strategy for stopping Trump.

Bernie Sanders rehabilitated the word. Now Trump is using it as a slur—and the press is following his lead.

Nothing is in greater need of reform than the political system itself.

Her case and others have become a crucial test for the sanctuary movement, which is betting that moral protests still have sway in Trump's America.

An energized resistance movement brought down Jacob Zuma, the postapartheid demagogue. But was democracy saved?

He's among the most popular politicians in America. So was Hillary Clinton before her 2016 campaign for president.

The president isn't just erasing his predecessor's accomplishments. He's trying to destroy government regulation as we know it.

Once again, the conventional wisdom doesn't apply to this president.

Deval Patrick is the latest moderate to announce he won't run for president, leaving Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke as the favorites of Team Obama.

Grassroots activists have organized a movement stronger than Obama’s, and the midterm elections were just the beginning.

How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation

Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.

What arguments for a more humane approach to war conceal

How a campaign slogan captures the promise and impatience of today's Democratic Party

Eight years ago, the plan cost Democrats Congress. Now it’s going to help them take it back.