A Madison, Wisconsin, high school teacher allegedly told a student she must publicly identify her political leanings for a class assignment despite the student’s concerns that doing so could subject ...

Former Barack Obama adviser Van Jones issued a stark warning to the “political class” that was not able to capture voters as well as President-elect Donald Trump during the 2024 election cycle, ...

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A week after Donald Trump won the presidency again, I sat across from Chris Murphy in his minimalist but well-appointed D.C. office. The Connecticut senator sounded like a man who had done a speedrun ...

This article is from a cover package of essays entitled Ten New Ideas for the Democratic Party to Help the Working Class, and Itself. Find the full series here. For many years, outside observers, ...

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