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Democrats
What Are They Thinking?
SCOTUS nominee Kavanaugh wants to expand executive power, yet half of Senate Democrats are undecided about him.
Will the Democrats Catch a “Blue Wave”?
Analysts say Democrats will likely benefit from anti-Trump disgust in November, but what wing of the party will win?
Chuck Schumer Cuts Deal With Mitch McConnell to Fast-Track Trump Judges
Progressive commentators have concluded that Schumer is not fit to lead the party and has to go.
Republicans Prepare for Worst-Case Scenario After Midterms
Republicans fear a wide range of investigations in a Democratic Congress. But impeachment? Probably not.
What Liberals Have Gotten Wrong About Main Street USA
Democrats should take voters’ concerns seriously rather than blowing them off, says Thomas Frank.
What US Society Looks Like When It Starts to Dissolve
Thomas Frank discusses a nation in which the major parties are sinking the ship of state.
A New Framework for Labor Law: Shifting the Paradigm on Workers’ Rights
A new report provides a blueprint to protect workers, whose rights are being undermined at every opportunity.
Senate Democrats Threaten Suit to Get Kavanaugh Records
A new poll revealed Kavanaugh is the least popular Supreme Court nominee in more than three decades.
DNC Passes Resolution Reversing Ban on Donations From Fossil Fuel PACs
Activists immediately denounced the measure, which “recommits the party to an ‘all of the above’ energy stance.”
Do Recent Primaries Mean Democrats Could Retake the Senate and House?
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for a special election in Ohio, and primaries in Michigan and Missouri.