A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People. There is no shortage of ...

Americans are only a little less satisfied with our system of government than the people of South Africa, which is really ...

How did we reach this point? Millions of Americans are watching helplessly while President Donald Trump and the Republicans relentlessly dismantle and defund important government programs that are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...

President Donald Trump is, in my view, such a narcissistic, self-serving con artist that he and his cadre of bootlickers are easy targets for Democrats to blame for much of what is wrong in the ...

Amid the United States’ celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the American Revolution, journalist Osita Nwanevu says it may be time for the country to wipe the slate clean and build a new ...

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Elon Musk speaks during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. As Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and President Donald Trump’s top campaign donor, ...

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A popular English adage says: 'If you cannot beat them, join them.' There are various forms of political parties, namely: ideological, mass, democratic, mission, personality and broker parties, as ...