Democrats Won Big. Now What?

The midterms last week upended assumptions about where — and how — both political parties can win. So what comes next? The Opinion contributor Robert Siegel joins the contributing writer E.J. Dionne Jr. and the senior political columnist for The Washington Examiner, Tim Carney, t ... Show More

A rout. A tsunami. A landslide. Whatever you call it, Democrats won big in the midterm elections. What happens next?Our politics round table regulars — the national politics writer Michelle Cottle and the columnists Jamelle Bouie and David French — were at the Brooklyn Public Lib ... Show More

Democrats campaigned on affordability. Now comes the hard part: delivering. In this episode, the economist Natasha Sarin and Elizabeth Wilkins, the president and C.E.O. of the Roosevelt Forward, discuss how Democrats can take on powerful interests and make the economy work for or ... Show More

The hosts have a deeper discussion about the tensions in Israel and Palestine as violence escalates between the Israeli military and Hamas. They discuss why the violence can be difficult to discuss, and the bad political actors who take advantage of justified emotions. Then, they ... Show More

<p>Nurse! Nurse! The gruesome twosome, Trump and Netanyahu. Restraints and chemicals required. The madness in the court of King Donald. France says it will defend Greenland from the US, in whose service they've been since they folded like a cheap tent in 1940 </p> <p>Donald Trum ... Show More

Meghan and V Spehar, from Under The Desk News, dive into the emotional and cultural pulse of America’s political landscape. Together, they explore the impact of the election and the enduring complexities of identity politics. Reflecting on themes of resilience and the unpredictab ... Show More

Alyson and Breht discuss the unfolding regional war between Israel and literally all of its neighbors, the restrained Iranian response to Israeli aggression, US complicity and contributions to the fascist mass murder campaign, Hezbollah and Lebanon, Russia and Syria, the decrepit ... Show More

Milly, Amanda, and Sami share some final thoughts on the January 6 commemorations and brainstorm how to keep the attack present in Americans’ hearts and minds. Then they pivot to the political reshaping of Congresswoman Liz Cheney after her vote to impeach Donald Trump. Are Democ ... Show More

<p>Tommy and Ben discuss Bibi Netanyahu restarting the war in Gaza as he creates a new domestic political crisis, why Trump's airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen are likely to fail, and the gutting of Voice of America. They also cover the latest in Trump's efforts to ha ... Show More