Squad Goals
The Squad was elected on a hope for political revolution—but it was missing a standing army.
Winter 2026
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Know Your Enemy: Political Fictions
Matt and Sam talk to Vinson Cunningham about his debut novel Great Expectations, political theater, and Barack Obama.
The Unity Convention
The DNC showed a party that has successfully metabolized movement energy and insurgent campaigns while distancing itself from demands deemed harmful to its electoral prospects.
Know Your Enemy: What Happened to America’s Political Parties?
Matt and Sam interview Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld about their new book, The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics.
“The Uncommitted Movement Is the Floor of What’s Possible”
An interview with Waleed Shahid.
A Popular Front, If You Can Keep It
Biden claims he is remaining in the race because the threat of Trump is too great. That’s the exact reason he should consider retiring.
A Real Opening
Neoliberal ideas and institutions are still with us, but the political order they constituted is not.
Money Power
If we want to move toward a world that meets everyone’s needs, we will need to get serious about the role of money on the left.
Can Movements Stop Politicians From Selling Out?
Grassroots groups can help elected officials resist the pressures of mainstream political culture.
Ready or Not
The same remorseless churn that tore through the truisms of the late Obama years is now ripping apart the cliches of the Trump era.
Do Democrats Care About the Mexican-American Vote?
The Republican Party’s midterm election expectations for South Texas were dashed. But Democrats should still see the results from the region as a wake-up call.
Who Rules the Rural South?
If we think culture explains voting behavior, we should be talking about a culture of disempowerment and resignation before we talk about a culture of conservatism.
Keith Ellison’s Narrow Victory
Minnesotans voted to reelect the attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin. The result holds important lessons for the Democratic Party on its approach to criminal justice.
Backlash and Bad Vibes
A roundtable on Democrats and the left.
Our Segregation Problem
Throughout the United States, racial separation remains a common feature of collective life. The consequences are significant for left political organizing aimed at building a multiracial working-class majority.
