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Our thanks to historian Jill Lepore, and announcing our November Book Club pick, Julian Brave NoiseCat's "We Survived the Night"| The.Ink
Our thanks to historian Jill Lepore, and announcing our November Book Club pick, Julian Brave NoiseCat's "We Survived the Night"| The.Ink
Why ballrooms don’t actually cost thousands of dollars per square foot -- and a good message is still free| The.Ink
My chat with the leader of Run for Something about where we go after No Kings, what the Democratic Party can learn from Zohran Mamdani, and why the antidote to fascism may start at your dinner table| The.Ink
Today's post is sponsored by Wrecking Ball Rentals R Us| The.Ink
For a MAGA movement bent on dismantling history, is ignorance strength?| The.Ink
Historian Jill Lepore on why the Constitution is not a catechism, whether it can be revived to fix our current crisis, and how Americans might amend themselves| The.Ink
Can the Constitution’s powers of change be revived? We’ll discuss with historian Jill Lepore in round two of our Book Club conversation| The.Ink
Introducing the first prescription medication to soothe your inner fascist| The.Ink
When the exploited wake up to the grift, can the exploiter keep up the game? Asking for a president| The.Ink
The masks-off moment of Donald Trump's tantrum over the weekend's terrific turnout| The.Ink
On "Morning Joe," I asked the mayoral hopeful if his #MeToo scandals had changed him, and what he missed about Zohran's appeal. Also, I tried to teach him how to say "Mamdani"| The.Ink
A reflection on Saturday's march in New York| The.Ink
A great list from Amanda Litman of Run for Something| The.Ink
The No Kings protests were exactly what the founders wanted — just look to the U.S. Constitution.| The.Ink
A recording from Anand Giridharadas's live video| The.Ink
Historian Jill Lepore on how the Constitution was written, why it broke down, and what we can do to fix the machinery of American government| The.Ink
Why Trump’s attempt to seize control of the people’s money isn't just illegal, but counterrevolutionary — and how to build a mass movement to stop it| the.ink
What’s behind the Portland incursion, universities impose loyalty tests, hip-hop standards| the.ink
Artificial intelligence is bringing us cute puppy videos — and deepfakes, disinformation, and a potentially existential threat to democracy. Sneha Revanur has a vision to fix it before it's too late| the.ink
Weekend Reads for September 6, 2025| the.ink
Priya Parker, master facilitator and author of the new Substack GROUP LIFE (and my wife), on why we need less self-help and more group help, why democracy depends on the act of hosting, and more| the.ink
Journalist Caleb Gayle on Edward P. McCabe’s Sisyphean struggle to build Black political power in 19th-century Oklahoma| the.ink
Our September Ink Book Club selection is "Night Watch," by poet Kevin Young| the.ink
Can movement politics shape a presidency?| the.ink
Can a renegade make peace with the system -- and even change it?| the.ink
How the youngest woman in Congress learned to leverage fame — and what she taught the Democratic Party| the.ink
Calling in and calling out with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez| the.ink
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's roots and the future of the Democratic Party| the.ink
Resurrecting the Lost Cause at the Smithsonian Institution and Arlington National Cemetery| the.ink
A newsletter on politics and culture, money and power -- telling the truth without fear -- from Anand Giridharadas. Click to read The.Ink, a Substack publication.| the.ink
Dr. Vivek Murthy talks to us about the crisis of American masculinity, why pro-democracy leaders struggle to speak to the emotions, and whether social media should be banned for minors| the.ink
Author Ruth Whippman on her new book, "BoyMom," and how our failure to address the crisis of boys and men is imperiling all of us -- and democracy itself| the.ink
On the right's failure to deliver for white rural America, the left's failure to see and embrace it, and why changing these dynamics is vital to beating back authoritarianism| the.ink
Progress is good. It’s also disorienting for millions. Helping people cope is vital to beating back authoritarian movements| the.ink
What will be your posture in a second Trump era? Resistance? Retreating into the local? Returning to your craft?| the.ink
A.I. activist Sneha Revanur on what the next president needs to do to ensure a safer future and make technology work for all Americans| the.ink
How the Democratic Party is learning to love building, and what it can do to solve the affordable housing crisis| the.ink
Psychologist and author Jo-Ann Finkelstein on why we need to change the way we raise girls — and how we can do it| the.ink
Journalist Jane Perlez on how the U.S. can change the dangerous trend lines with Beijing| the.ink
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson outlines a three-part plan for how a Harris administration might address the border question — and the larger issues behind it| the.ink
Matthew Duss on what a Harris administration should do on foreign policy: "We are not pitting American workers against workers in China or anywhere else in this zero-sum competition."| the.ink
Introducing UNBURDENED, The Ink's new series helping to imagine a transformational Harris agenda| the.ink
An excerpt from our interview with the surgeon general on the crisis of American masculinity and why pro-democracy leaders struggle to speak to the emotions| the.ink
