Demographics Worked in Clinton’s Favor — But Not Enough
White college graduates and minority voters increasingly lean Democratic. It wasn’t enough.
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After Trump’s Defeat, Republicans Must Purge His Insurgents
Republicans need to slay the monster they have created or cede the center ground to Democrats.
Trump Accelerates Trends That Could Realign Parties
Democrats are trading one type of white voter for another while Latinos flee the Republican Party in droves.
Mussolini on Fifth Avenue: Donald Trump’s Fascist Tendencies
The Republican candidate has more than a few things in common with the worst leaders in European history.
Americans Love Elections. Why Not Have More?
Americans vote on everything but usually don’t have a lot of choice. Here is a way to change that.
Rousseff Leaves But Brazil’s Problems Remain
The president’s impeachment will do little to lift Brazil’s economy out of recession or clean up its politics.
Don’t Push Ordinary People Over the Edge
Liberals and progressives need to do a better job of persuading those who might vote for nativists.
Hillary Clinton and America’s Need for a Female Victory
Donald Trump represents the sort of stereotypically male qualities that American politics can do without.
It’s Time For These Women to Take Charge
While their male counterparts treat politics like a game, these women offer serious leadership.
What Liberals Can Learn from Donald Trump
Liberals are not responsible for the rise of Donald Trump, but they may have unwittingly enabled him.
Not Just the Lesser of Two Evils: The Case for Clinton
The former secretary of state may have a chance to rehabilitate the art of politics.
Middle-Class Americans Need a New Deal
A middle-class life is out of reach for too many Americans.
Putin’s Russia Is Taking a Dangerous Turn
Russia’s economic and foreign-policy crises are testing a system that feeds on national emergencies to the limit.
Europe’s Social Democrats Can Learn from Canada
Canada’s Liberals have aligned themselves with the socially liberal middle class and won.
End of the Road for America’s Republicans
This year’s presidential contest is the culmination of years of Republican surrender to the hard right.