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Do Democrats Have a Plan for the Post-Trump World Order?

Jen Kirby The American Prospect
Democrats try to figure it out in real time, on the world stage in Munich. And, center stage was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive Democratic congresswoman from New York, along with Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan.

Republican Frostbite

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
Defense of ICE has become a political loser, and the deal to trade reforms for continued funding is off the table.

The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
The latest ICE murder produces a unified Senate Democratic Caucus blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security until strict and enforceable limits are set.

Friday Nite Videos | January 16, 2026

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That's How Every Empire Falls | John Prine. 60,000 Trump Voters Just Elected a Socialist. Minnesota Tells ICE To F**k Off. "Who's Shitting on Who?" What Bernie Learned Running For President.

The Democratic Base Is Social Democratic

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
It took profound transformation of Americans’ social and economic lives by deregulated and financialized capitalism to push Democrats left. It’s time that the media reconsider what constitutes the party’s new mainstream.

What Bernie Learned Running For President

“I believe if the Democratic Party is to survive — maybe it will, maybe it won't — the transformation has to be to open the doors to bring in millions of people to hear what they have to say,”

It’s Dangerous To Overestimate the Left’s Strength

Eric Blanc and Bhaskar Sunkara Labor Politics
Be excited about Zohran, but sober about our movement's shallow roots. The big question now is whether we will be able to lean on that hope to rebuild a powerful working-class movement in workplaces and neighborhoods across our city and nation.

Working Families Party -2026 the Right Time for a Wave of Wins

Rachel Leingang The Guardian
The progressive party is now active in 18 states and much of its expansion happened in the past five years. The party believes 2026 will be a wave year for the left nationwide, so it will be aggressively recruiting candidates for state legislatures

How Did Astoria Become So Socialist?

Naaman Zhou The New Yorker
One neighborhood in New York has elected so many democratic socialists—including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani—that people have started calling it “the People’s Republic,” or a part of the Commie Corridor.

Friday Nite Videos | January 2, 2026

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Highlights from Jack Smith's Deposition. How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It. Epstein Death: Files Provide New Proof of a Cover Up. The Tesla Lie Prompting Engineers To Quit. The 2026 Senate Map If Trump Is Still This Unpopular.
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