Why so many commentators share an overly grim view of America’s fate

Suburban mothers have been coveted voters since the 1990s, but now they're running for office.

It's a foolish, losing message for Democrats—in the midterms and beyond.

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?

The base of the Democratic Party is much further to the left than moderates recognize.

As the impact of Trump's attack on Obamacare becomes clear to voters, Democrats are going all-in on Medicare for All.

A once-suppressed report on water contamination in military communities has led to little action, victims say. But there are rumblings in Congress.

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.

How America became over-policed

What will it do to the many millions of Americans who still haven't recovered from the last one?

Female candidates are turning gender and motherhood into political assets in the midterms.

He gave reporters unprecedented access to his "Straight Talk Express" presidential campaign in 2000, and it has paid off ever since.

In the 1990s, HBO disrupted entertainment by proclaiming, "It's not TV, it's HBO." In 2018, Netflix is taking the opposite approach.

Can a public sphere worth living in ever be built online?

How Hungary explains Europe’s retreat from democracy

Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump

The biggest fears about the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster have come true, a new government report shows.