If Trump Fires Mueller
How a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation
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Can State Courts Save the Liberal Agenda?
Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.
A War Without Civilian Deaths?
What arguments for a more humane approach to war conceal
Can Change Wait?
How a campaign slogan captures the promise and impatience of today's Democratic Party
How Obamacare Became a Winning Issue
Eight years ago, the plan cost Democrats Congress. Now it’s going to help them take it back.
The Fearless Rise of the Black Southern Progressive
How grassroots get-out-the-vote operations are changing the face of Democratic politics in a deep-red bastion—and across the country.
How to Win in Trump Country
For Joe Manchin, it's simple: Keep it local. Focus on health care. And don't run against the president.
Andrew Gillum’s Unconventional Pick for Lieutenant Governor
Chris King is wealthy, white, and an evangelical Christian. But will that help Gillum win the governorship?
He Was the Resistance Inside the Obama Administration
Timothy Geithner's refusal to obey his boss has had long-term political and economic consequences.
How John McCain’s Nationalist Vision Was Eclipsed by Trump’s
The late senator preached American Greatness, but MAGA won out.
Would Trump’s Impeachment Crash the Stock Market?
The president is fond of overstating his impact on the economy. But his influence on the markets is greater than many think.
Democrats’ Responsibility for America’s Forever War
Trump is expanding the foreign policy failures of previous administrations. Why aren't his opponents in Congress more vocal about it?
Is Democracy Really Dying?
Why so many commentators share an overly grim view of America’s fate
The Soccer Mom Strikes Back
Suburban mothers have been coveted voters since the 1990s, but now they're running for office.
Don’t Abolish ICE
It's a foolish, losing message for Democrats—in the midterms and beyond.
Can the Democrats Fix Washington?
The prospect of a Democratic wave in the midterm elections this fall recalls the moment, nearly 50 years ago, when a group of young, liberal lawmakers swept into Congress on a mission to overturn the status quo. What can today's Democrats learn from the historic class of 1974?
There Is No Silent Centrist Majority
The base of the Democratic Party is much further to the left than moderates recognize.
The 2018 Midterms Are All About Health Care
As the impact of Trump's attack on Obamacare becomes clear to voters, Democrats are going all-in on Medicare for All.
The White House P.R. ‘Nightmare’ That Never Came
A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.
The Twilight of Free Speech Liberalism
As the ACLU has transformed itself from a nonpartisan protector of civil liberties into one of Donald Trump’s most bitter political foes, it’s been forced to grapple with fundamental questions about its role in American society.
