The Democrats’ working-class problem
Figures in the party who speak on behalf of America’s workers – like Senator Chris Murphy – are few. In…
By Sohrab Ahmari
Reviewing politics
and culture since 1913
The Republican campaign’s embrace of the gay anthem shows just how much the party has been changed.
By Finn McRedmondUS politics is entrenched into two camps, each immune to appeals from the other. Between them lies a mass of…
By New StatesmanNew books by Anushka Asthana and Michael Ashcroft show that the lessons of 2024 are sobering for both parties.
By Rachel CunliffeThe Democratic candidate has U-turned on some issues and aligned herself with Donald Trump on others. What does she stand…
By Freddie HaywardThe leadership contest will deepen the fault lines that have torn the party apart
By Rachel CunliffeOur glaring democratic deficit demands radical reform.
By Michael KennyReform's victories here are symbolic of the area's contradictions and inequalities.
By Tim Burrows