Fire in Every Direction recounts the uneasy coming of age of a queer scholar in the Palestinian diaspora.

Some are left, some aren’t. But what they have in common is that they are ready to rumble. It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist.

How can the party of liberalism make liberal ideas more popular? By creating a more liberal electorate. Yes, it can be done. Here are five ways how.

Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.

To win back working-class voters, they need to signal more clearly to working people that they are on their side. That means picking fights on their behalf with the bad actors who are making their lives harder—and the democracy-hating billionaires.

In TNR’s exclusive new poll, loyal Democratic voters make it plain: They want a party that goes after the people making their lives harder.

While the left is often able to excite large numbers to protest, it fails to harness that energy to build lasting political power.

The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is meant to undermine the economic and social progress women have made in the last half-century.

The parallels between state censorship in China and the US are increasingly striking.

Movie studios have given in—and the streaming giant now controls the future. That’s bad for pretty much everyone.

The spy show starring Tom Hiddleston is back. But now it feels like Slow Horses.

Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.

In an increasingly xenophobic country, Salt Lake City’s benevolent attitude toward immigrants is a strange anomaly. Can its unusual political culture somehow show us the way forward?

An intimate inquiry into the effects of rape has a questionable twist.

The federal government rounded up 18 activists tied to an anti-ICE protest in Texas, claiming they were part of an antifa cell. The case is the first big test of Trump’s crackdown on left-wing groups and free speech.

Scammers steal billions of dollars in food stamps from needy people every year. Why isn’t Congress doing anything to stop them?

Kraus’s novels revolve around real estate and the thorny questions of who owns, who rents, and how it shapes their art.