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“We won tonight, but this is also something so much bigger than this moment,” said Milat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist.

The debacle on the National Mall captures an administration in free fall—and a president who is only interested in celebrating himself.

For Madison and the other Framers, the danger wasn’t the power of elites but that of the mob.

We’ve entered into a period of prolonged stalemate, on terms favorable to Iran.

In a sweeping account of the nation’s anniversary milestones, Eddie Glaude Jr. shows how whitewashing and racial exclusion have shaped America’s self-image from 1826 to 2026.

Three years after Florida enacted sweeping restrictions on public-sector unions, AFSCME Florida continues to post lopsided recertification victories across the state.

Thinking and rethinking

Karla Murthy’s new documentary film about her immigrant father’s tumultuous journey up and back down the class ladder turns the mythology of the American dream on its head. It’s a story many native-born Americans will find strikingly familiar.