There’s an answer to the question of how we crawl out of the present-day polarized quicksand. It’s called fusion voting through minor parties, and its time has come.

Dan Cantor wrote our Winter 2026 cover story on fusion voting. Here, he answers some common questions readers might have on the topic. “Do no harm” is the heart of the doctor’s Hippocratic Oath. It ...

A look inside the resurgent labor movement, from the inspiring moments to the mundane work that must be done every day.

Yes, AI will kill some jobs. But it will also create new ones. We need policies that will help workers adjust.

Center for Ballot Freedom. He was a co-founder of the Working Families Party.

Presidential Chair and Professor of History, Emerita at the University of New Hampshire. She is the author of several books on modern American history, including The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s ...

Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy by Timothy Shenk • Farrar, Straus and Giroux • 2022 • 464 pages • $30 In 2002, Ruy Teixeira and John B.

Everywhere you look in Washington, D.C. today, there are signs that industrial policy is back. The Biden Administration has characterized its main legislative achievements as an expression of a new ...

In one of the final issues of National Journal, John Judis wrote a characteristically thoughtful and historically minded explanation of the stunning support among Republicans for Donald Trump.

Imagine a not-too-distant future where every decision made by elected officials begins with the question “What is best for the country?” The question seems like it should be an obvious one for any ...

Less than 36 hours after the polls closed, Democrats had formed up into their traditional circular firing squad—and this time, after they won the presidency! But Joe Biden’s margin over Donald Trump ...

Policymakers from across the political spectrum are endorsing the abundance agenda, with voices ranging from Jared Polis to Zohran Mamdani embracing the framing and even the policies. No wonder, since ...