Is the creed that’s always reexamining itself up to the task of stopping authoritarianism? In a word—yes.

The answer is simple: policies that reflect homespun values and stick up for people getting the short end of the stick.

This magazine’s own history reflects liberalism’s halting progress. Can it, and we, do better?

Needed: a liberalism that ceases to fear itself.

We are vastly outnumbered, but our record of accomplishment is formidable. Today, though, the task before us is as grave as ever.

Sure, “The Sopranos” is art, but “Real Housewives”?

Why the New York Democrat chose Israel over his progressive colleagues

The man has been running scams for decades. But now, with either the White House or the Big House beckoning, he’s kicked it into overdrive.

How a spoof conspiracy theory became a perfect study of how misinformation spreads

How Joe Biden can help fix the nation’s chronic housing problem—and win the 2024 election

Weapons contractors are raking in billions from America’s support for Israel and Ukraine. It’s time to rein them in.

How U.S. foreign policy impoverished the country—and boosted corporate profits

How the media has failed, and what the Democrats need to do

On education in a fascist America

On the media in a fascist America

On the border in a fascist America

On politics and government in a fascist America