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December 1, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Passing of the Republican Party
George H.W. Bush has died at age 94.
November 12, 2018
Emily Atkin
A Democrat Ran on Climate Change in a Republican Stronghold—and Won
Sean Casten's win in Illinois's 6th Congressional District is a lesson for the Democratic Party.
November 7, 2018
Emily Atkin
The midterm elections may have saved food stamps.
November 6, 2018
Nihal Krishan
Here’s who raised—and donated—the most money these midterms.
October 29, 2018
MagazineSam Tanenhaus
The Promise of Polarization
Ideological division was once seen as the solution to America’s political gridlock. What went wrong?
October 17, 2018
Jeet Heer
The new Republican midterm strategy is to copy Democratic ideas.
September 6, 2018
Sarah Jones
A Pivotal Moment for Hungry Americans
A Republican plan to restrict food aid could reverse years of progress.
August 21, 2018
MagazineLara Putnam, Theda Skocpol
Women Are Rebuilding the Democratic Party From the Ground Up
Not since the Tea Party wave in 2009 has America seen such widespread grassroots activism.
August 20, 2018
MagazineHeather Cox Richardson
Republicans Don’t Own Patriotism Anymore
The Democrats are reclaiming language they ceded to the GOP decades ago—and putting a liberal spin on it.
July 27, 2018
Sarah Jones
A Republican congressman compared the Americans with Disabilities Act to Jim Crow.
July 19, 2018
Matt Ford
Republicans disagree with the rest of America about Trump’s handling of Putin.
July 18, 2018
Emma Scornavacchi
Democrats roll out their newest midterms slogan: “For the People.”
July 10, 2018
Jeet Heer
Democrats enjoy a huge party registration advantage in midterms.
July 2, 2018
Jeet Heer
Ron Paul tweets openly racist cartoon.
June 20, 2018
Sarah Jones
Why Tyrants Dehumanize the Powerless
Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric implies that migrants are less than human, invoking modern history's darkest moments.
June 18, 2018
Sarah Jones
Motherhood and the Morality of Trump’s Immigration Policy
Why conservative women are criticizing the breakup of migrant families
May 31, 2018
Sarah Jones
Grifters All the Way Down
Donald Trump’s pardon of Dinesh D’Souza says everything you need to know about the Republican Party and its intellectual underpinnings.
May 18, 2018
Sarah Jones
The Myth of Trump’s Populist Revolt
A new book, endorsed by the president, reveals the fictions his supporters tell themselves.
May 9, 2018
Sarah Jones
Are West Virginia Republicans in Trouble?
With the defeat of Don Blankenship, establishment Republicans had a good night. But they also have some cause for concern.
April 27, 2018
Jeet Heer
The Republican Party, Not Trump, Is the Real Threat to American Democracy

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