Theda Skocpol

The Tea Party and the Resistance: No, They’re Not the Same

To most of the media, the Tea Party and the Resistance were mirror images of each other. Wrong. The differences are far more illuminating.

Middle America Reboots Democracy

We spent months talking with anti-Trump forces—and they're not who pundits say they are.

Can Marches Become a Movement?

The esteemed Theda Skocpol lays out the lessons the Tea Party movement holds for the left today.

Whither the Sanders Left?

How the Right Trounced Liberals in the States

Conservatives have mastered the art of cross-state policy advocacy, while liberal efforts have fizzled. Here's what has to change.