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The Left-Wing Activists Who Want to Change American Politics

Third Party Time?

The Democratic Socialists of America hope to parlay the latest “Trump bump” into a national movement, and maybe even launch a viable alternative party. But the organization faces serious challenges — both ideological and practical — that may hinder its ability to capitalize on the moment, and possibly threaten its very existence.

Can the Democrats Find Their Voice?

Can the Democrats Find Their Voice?

Can terms like “oligarchy” fully describe Donald Trump’s presidency, and can they drive resistance to it? Featuring Faisal Al Yafai, the writer Sarah Chayes and New Lines’ Politics Editor Danny Postel.

What Kash Patel’s Children’s Books Reveal About the MAGA Movement

What Kash Patel’s Children’s Books Reveal About the MAGA Movement

The head of the FBI, Kash Patel, is also a children’s author. His “Plot Against the King Trilogy” is surprisingly revealing about the mindset and motivations of a man who now has the power to root out what he sees as America’s enemy within — the so-called “Deep State.”

 Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center

 Teaching Gandhi in a Texas Detention Center

Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, was arrested by masked federal agents and is now in an ICE detention facility in Texas, where he provides short tutorials on Gandhi for his fellow prisoners. A Georgetown colleague reflects on a recent visit with him.

How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream

How America’s Margins Became the Mainstream

Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse joins New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai to discuss how exploring America’s fringe movements is the key to understanding the modern United States.

Steve Bannon and Elon Musk Are Battling for the Soul of Trumpism

Steve Bannon and Elon Musk Are Battling for the Soul of Trumpism

Key factions in the MAGA coalition feel disenfranchised and angry today. As the afterglow of Trump’s victory fades and economic turmoil sets in, what some have called the “MAGA civil war” indicates a vulnerability within Trump’s personality cult at the top of the Republican Party.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has earned an invitation to the White House for his spectacular, performative incarceration of U.S. deportees. The highly curated images of the transfer are advertising for the services of the Salvadoran prison system, for sale to the Trump administration and beyond.