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Middle America Reboots Democracy

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

February 20, 2018, 2:26 pm – 21 MIN READ

Can Marches Become a Movement?

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

February 2, 2017, 6:39 pm – 13 MIN READ

Whither the Sanders Left?

Fall 2016, No. 42 – 7 MIN READ

Coming Home

Can America ever repeat the success of the G.I. Bill?

Fall 2006, No. 2 – 16 MIN READ

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Beyond 1600

The White House is where ultimate power rests, but top-notch people running the agencies is what makes government work.

By Jonathan Alter
February 4, 2021, 3:53 pm – 10 MIN READ

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Convey the Economics

A CEA chair is not a political adviser. Just give the President the information he needs to make a good decision.

By Jason Furman
February 9, 2021, 2:20 pm – 8 MIN READ

Symposium

Democracy Is an Act—One That Doesn't End on Election Day

The President of the United States is exploiting a deadly pandemic to ratchet up his assault on democracy, sow chaos, and delegitimize the upcoming election.

By Hillary Rodham Clinton
October 6, 2020, 11:47 am – 7 MIN READ

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Sister Insider

Nancy Pelosi has broken more glass ceilings than most women will ever see. But does America wants badass women?

By Katha Pollitt
December 15, 2020, 7:02 pm – 10 MIN READ

Arguments

Biden's Key to Success: Majorities of Expediency

An FDR-style legislative steamroller is not possible. But ad hoc majorities in support of specific goals are entirely achievable. Here’s how.

By Rob Stein
January 19, 2021, 3:17 pm – 21 MIN READ