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August 18, 2020
Walter Shapiro
The Democrats Choose Politics Over Ideological Purity
On the first night of its convention, the party showed it will invite anyone under its big tent in order to defeat Trump.
April 24, 2020
MagazineJohn Patrick Leary
The Airy Ambivalence of the Moderate Politician
February 4, 2020
Walter Shapiro
The Iowa Caucuses Are Dead
RIP.
September 3, 2019
Natasha Geiling
Make Democratic Leaders Pay for Their Climate Cowardice
They're refusing to hold a debate on global warming. Voters have the power to punish them for it.
August 1, 2019
Walter Shapiro
The Democratic Party Is Culling the Field Too Soon
Candidates should be focusing on retail politicking in Iowa and New Hampshire. Instead, they're wasting money trying to meet arbitrary debate requirements.
July 3, 2019
MagazineJ.C. Pan
Democratic Rot and the Origins of American Conspiracism
Crank ideas have always flourished in times of great instability and inequality.
November 7, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Democrats’ Disarray Is Good for the Party
A diverse coalition necessarily includes warring factions, and civil wars help it evolve. Bring on the recriminations!
November 3, 2017
Sarah Jones
The DNC Is Broken
New revelations from Donna Brazile underscore the extent to which the Democratic Party has failed its supporters.
August 22, 2017
Clio Chang
Yes, Democrats Have a Fundraising Problem
The DNC is lagging its Republican counterpart, even though the progressive base is energized to take Donald Trump down.
August 1, 2017
Clio Chang
Lawsuit: Trump worked with Fox News to publish the #FAKENEWS Seth Rich story.
July 14, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump’s “high quality” son and son-in-law let him fight with U.S. intelligence over Russia when they knew the truth.
June 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
Vladimir Putin just threw Donald Trump under the bus.
May 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Fox News finally retracted the Seth Rich story. Will Sean Hannity follow suit?
February 23, 2017
Clio Chang
The Case for Tom Perez Makes No Sense
His supporters say he’s just as progressive as Keith Ellison. So why bother fielding him at all?
February 22, 2017
Clio Chang
Keith Ellison just got the worst endorsement possible.
February 16, 2017
Primary Concerns
Who Should Run the Democratic Party?
In episode 45 of Primary Concerns, DNC chairmanship candidates Tom Perez and Pete Buttigieg sit down to discuss their visions for rebuilding after Donald Trump's victory.
December 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Democrats are wasting no time in repeating the mistakes they made in the 2016 primary.
December 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Who’s afraid of Keith Ellison?
November 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Obama White House has no business criticizing any of the changes that may or may not come to the DNC.
August 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
Is it worse for Republicans to be associated or dissociated with Trump? The answer is ‘yes.’

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