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Joseph O’Neill

Joseph O’Neill teaches at Bard and is the author of six books, including the novels The Dog and Netherland. His new novel, Godwin, will be published next year. (April 2023)

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Embracing Defeat

Faced with a coordinated right-wing legal assault, the Democratic Party has responded with a passivity that borders on surrender.

April 23, 2023

New York’s Rusty Political Machine

New York’s unique red wave revealed the structural weakness of the state’s Democratic party—and above all its current committee chair.

November 24, 2022

Dems Must Play Offense

October 8, 2020 issue

Save the Party, Save the World

Somewhat unexpectedly, ensuring the success of the Democratic Party has become the most important political project in the world.

Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country

by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

by Eitan Hersh

August 20, 2020 issue

Brand New Dems?

Democrats are terrible at “messaging.” It’s time to fix that.

May 28, 2020 issue

Letter

Edward Hamburg

Dems Must Play Offense

October 8, 2020 issue

No More Nice Dems

We live in a two-party system in which one party poses existential threats to our democracy and the habitability of the planet.

All Politics Is Local: Why Progressives Must Fight for the States

by Meaghan Winter

American Resistance: From the Women’s March to the Blue Wave

by Dana R. Fisher

December 19, 2019 issue

Letter

Edward Hamburg

Dems Must Play Offense

October 8, 2020 issue

Real Americans

‘This America: The Case for the Nation’ by Jill Lepore and ‘This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto’ by Suketu Mehta

This America: The Case for the Nation

by Jill Lepore

This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto

by Suketu Mehta

August 15, 2019 issue

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