Political scientist Meredith Conroy says that late-night comedy shows have long played an important role in American politics.

Journalist Tia Mitchell explains why Keisha Lance Bottoms could make history this November in Georgia.

Political scientists Lee Drutman and Mark Copelovitch say that the next time Democrats have a trifecta in Washington they must push proportional representation and other major reforms to America’s political system.

Political scientists Hakeem Jefferson and Jake Grumbach say that we are witnessing a massive rollback of Black political power through Supreme Court decisions.

Political scientist Seth Masket and scholar Mark Schmitt say the Democratic 2028 presidential primary is more wide open than any recent contest, with more than a dozen people who could run strong campaigns.

Columbia University professor Elizabeth Saunders says any deal with Iran that Trump reaches now will fall short of America’s initial goals for the war.

Author Adam Johnson’s new book argues that the media downplayed the brutality of the Israeli military offensive in 2023-24 and President Biden’s role in it.

Author Ibram Kendi says the rise of “great replacement theory” is driving many problems both in the United States and abroad.

Former Warren and Biden aide Bharat Ramamurti praises new proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy, but is more skeptical of tax cut plans being rolled out by likely 2028 candidates.

Foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor argues that Trump has no good options in Iran and that America’s and Israel’s interests are increasingly diverging in this war.

Political scientist Jake Grumbach explains why Democrats are doing well in recent elections despite not moving to the center in the way that some pundits want.

Foreign policy expert Matt Duss says there is no easy way for Trump to declare victory and end the war in Iran.

Historian Thomas Zimmer says Trump is still dangerous, but that his authoritarian project has been derailed on a number of fronts.

California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer understands frustration with billionaires like himself, but says that he’s different.

Journalist Justin Miller explains why both the Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate primaries in Texas are are so close.

Journalist Tia Mitchell explains how Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock have been so successful in a red-leaning state and why they might be national candidates in the future.

British writer Toby Buckle says moving right on social issues has failed for Britain’s liberals and would also be a disaster for Democrats in the U.S.

Danielle Wiggins, a historian at Georgetown University, says Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns used rhetoric, tactics, and policy that would greatly benefit Democrats today.

New York journalist Peter Sterne says that Zohran Mamdani’s first month as mayor shows a politician balancing big goals with a lot of barriers to them.

Gavin Newsom has surged in polls of the 2028 Democratic field, while many progressives are hoping Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks the nomination.