Why Is This Man In Charge of Anything?
Chuck Schumer, the feckless Democratic Senate leader, embodies everything about the party that needs to be jettisoned if they are going to be popular and effective.
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Follow Mamdani’s Example
This is how you run. This is how you win. This is the politics we need right now. Democratic socialist candidates can inspire people again, and fight the right effectively.
The Rise of Nick Fuentes Should Horrify Us All
A neo-Nazi is trying to fill the void left by the failures of the two major parties. Unless Americans are offered a visionary alternative, Fuentes’ toxic ideology may flourish.
The Right’s Latest Culture War Crusade is Against Empathy
Blessed are the unfeeling, for they shall inherit the GOP. Books, sermons, and tweets now warn that “toxic empathy” is destroying civilization.
The Latest Democratic Idea: Having Fewer Ideas
Can you imagine a Democratic Party that stood for even less? The Searchlight Institute can!
As The Far Right Rises, Don’t Be Ezra Klein
You can be committed to dialogue without pretending the right are reasonable and while aggressively challenging their views.
Yes, Please Call It the War Department
Donald Trump has abandoned the myth that the U.S. military is engaged in “defense.” Good. That will make it easier to defund.
Political Elites Just Make Up New Enemies Whenever They Need Them
Rahm Emanuel encourages us to fear China solely because this would unify the country. But what is the threat?