Good of the Order

Trump-Vance 2025 Budget. The ugly details.

Fix Democracy First has compiled an excellent list of sites with which to expand your activism

Notes on 15th LD Remapping

Introducing the Michael Moore Book Club

EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM: Michiganders, Please Vote in a CRITICAL Primary Today!

Watch SUFFS on PBS’ Great Performances This Weekend!

The Apocalypse Is Here

APPLY HEAT, MELT ICE — This Weekend, We Protest Everywhere!

Night-Night History

War Is Over! If You Want It

My Afternoon With The Last Living Prosecutor of Nazi War Criminals

Yes! Today is Election Day for Many Cities and States Across the Country!

URGENT: Get Out The Vote for Zohran TOMORROW — Sunday!

“Will We Remain In The Shadows, Or Will We Together Step Into The Light?”

One Week After “No Kings,” What Comes Next?

Your Pics From Yesterday’s Massive Protests

TOMORROW, October 18th — We Hit The Streets!

My First Post-Trump Substack

Hey New Yorkers — VOTE TOMORROW!

American Idiot(s)

Here’s the New Pledge of Allegiance I Think We All Should Take

Four Dead in Ohio

Why Today April 30th Should Be a National Holiday

PROTEST EVERYWHERE — Saturday, April 19 — Every city, every county, every town, everywhere! Freedom Against Tyranny!

The Home of the Brave

There Was a Record 5 to 6 Million People Who Took to the Streets to Stop Trump on Saturday! — And the Only Sound of Silence You Hear is from the Media and the Democratic Party

Massive Crowds Everywhere! And Everywhere You Look, You Will See The True Leaders of This Next Revolution

Get Up! Get Out! Get in the Streets! Mass Protests Saturday Near You!

Leader Hakeem Jeffries Joins Hopium – “We Have an Incredible Group of Next-Generation Candidates”

Crowley Wins in Wisconsin, Klobuchar and Flanagan in Minnesota, Democrats Embrace The Rainbow

Meet Marni von Wilpert, A Really Impressive Candidate Working Hard To Flip The Newly Drawn CA-48 Blue

More Bad Trump Polling, $100k for Troy Jackson, And A New Conversation With Stuart Stevens

Finishing The Job – A New Conversation With Charlie Dingman, The Chair Of The Maine Democratic Party

More Notes On The Importance Of Character And Virtue In The 2026 Elections

Sensing Trump’s Weakness, Iran Turns The Screws, And Bibi Flips Him The Bird

With Blanche In Place We Have To Get Ready For The Incredible F*ckery That Is To Come

A Really Bad Jobs Report, Encouraging New Texas Poll, Senate Votes On Blanche Today – Make Your Calls Everyone!

Iran, Russia, Tariffs – My Conversation With Rep. Greg Meeks, Ranking Member Of The House Foreign Affairs Committee

Fed Up With Trump’s Failures And Betrayals, The American People Are Giving Us A Chance To Lead Again. It’s An Opportunity We Must Seize, Together (New Video & Written Analysis)

Jo Mendoza (AZ-6) Checks Back In With The Hopium Community

An In-Depth Look At Last Night’s Elections And The 2026 Elections More Broadly (New Video)

Hopium AM – Michigan Senate Still Too Close To Call, Some Notes On Why The Polling Was So Off In Michigan, Let’s Go Win The Midterms Everyone

Sherrod Brown, Our US Senate Candidate In Ohio, Checks Back In With The Hopium Community

Christina Bohannan (IA-01) Checks In With The Hopium Community

Three Months Out Democrats Have A Legit Shot At Taking Both The House And Senate

Rebecca Bennett (NJ-7) Checks Back In With The Hopium Community

No To Todd Blanche, No To The Harms Trump Keeps Doing To The Country; Yes To Voting Early, Yes To Helping Our Candidates Win This November!!!!!!!!!

Been A Good Week Of Polling For Democrats, New Polls In Michigan, As His Powers Ebb Trump’s War With Reality Is Growing More Desperate

Trump’s Failed, Fanatical Presidency Has Left America Less Safe, More Vulnerable. We Must Fight Very Hard Now For A Better Path

Meet Troy Jackson, The Man Who Can Beat Susan Collins

Trump’s Regime Has Failed, His Standing Continues To Erode, And We Are Getting Stronger (New Video & Written Analysis)

Meet Dr. Richard Pan, Who Is Working Hard To Make Newly Drawn CA-06 Blue This November

The American People Are Putting Their Trust Once Again In Democrats. They Are Giving Us An Opportunity To Lead. We Must Seize It, Together

Voters Blame Trump/Rs For Higher Costs, Senate Descends Into Trumpian Chaos, Kaitlin Collins Responds, Stop Todd Blanche!

Meet Manny Rutinel, Our Terrific Candidate Working To Flip CO-8 Blue

“Fighting For An Affordable America,” Getting Troy Jackson Launched And Ready To Win, “Republicans See ‘Scary’ Lack Of Enthusiasm Among Core Voters”

Rallying For Troy Jackson In Maine, Encouraging Generic Ballots Polls, Big Wins For Katie Phang And The Dem AGs

Maine Picks A Senate Nominee Today, The DNC’s Early Primary Calendar Is Set, Whitmer Endorses Stevens In Michigan

“The Word I Hear A Lot Is Betrayal” – A New Conversation with Denise Powell, Our Great Candidate Running In NE-2

Trump Imposes Enormous New Global Tariffs, His Failed War Keeps Failing, And Dems Get A Strong New Wave Of National Polling

Trump Is A Titanic F*ck Up. Things Are Bad For Him And Republicans Now. They Are Likely To Get Worse

Hopium Adds 5 More House Candidates To Our Endorsed List – Pan (CA-6), Rutinel (CO-8), Shah (AZ-1), Villegas (CA-22) and von Wilpert (CA-48)

Troy Jackson Leads By 3 In New Maine Poll, OpenAI Goes Rogue, Rs “Preparing For The Bottom To Fall Out”

Senator Sean McCann Checks In From MI-04

2 Months Before Voting Begins Trump Is Raising Gas Prices, Levying New Tariffs, Losing His War, And Ensuring Millions Lose Benefits And Care

The Staggering Costs Of Trump’s Failed War, More Tariffs Are Coming, Congratulations to Spain!

On The Necessity Of Dems Getting A Clear Mandate From Voters This November – Revisiting My Conversation With Hardy Merriman

My Conversation With Alex Wagner

Trump Is Dangerously Desperate and Deeply Unwell, Strong Dem Q2 Fundraising, Great New Poll In Georgia

“All Eyes Are On Iowa” – Hopium Checks In With Rita Hart, Chair Of The Iowa Democratic Party

Trump And Greater MAGA Are Far Weaker Today. It’s Why We Must Fight Now With Everything We Got (New Video, Written Analysis)

Sure Does Feel Like The Wheels Are Coming Off The Trumpian Bus

Winning Georgia With Charlie Bailey, Chair Of The Democratic Party Of Georgia

We Must Stop Blanche And Clayton, More Terrible Polling For Trump, Powerful New Ads From Dems

Brian Tyler Cohen Dropped By To Talk About His New Book – “The Day After: How to Wield Power In a Post-Trump World”

The War Resumes, Oil Prices Surge, Trump’s Poll Numbers Continue To Suck – And Now We Must Fight His Escalating Illiberalism With Everything We Got

Devon Murphy-Anderson Joins Us From Maine

Congress Returns – We Must Be Very Loud This Week

McConnell and Graham Pass From The Scene, Maine Dems Keep Moving Forward, In Defense Of Vetting

Maine’s Convention Will Be July 25th, Encouraging New Gallup Data, Democrats Must Elevate To Fight Trump’s Escalating Authoritarianism

Platner Officially Withdraws From The Maine Senate Race. The Process To Pick A Successor Has Formally Begun

Cook Has 4 GOP Gov Seats As Toss Ups Now, Maine Dems Take Next Steps In Picking New Senate Candidate, Senate Dem SuperPAC Reports Record Quarter

Trump Is Failing, He Is Wildly Unpopular, The Polls Are Encouraging, And We Have Elections To Win All Across The Country

Platner Suspends Campaign, Maine Democratic Party Announces A Nominating Convention To Pick A New Senate Nominee

Some Thoughts On What’s Next For Maine And Our Fight To Flip The Senate

There Are Good Days, And There Are Bad Days, Everyone

Talking Ukraine, Encouraging New Senate Polling, Degrading Trump, And More With Stuart Stevens Of Lincoln Square

Dems’ Strong Week Of Polling, McMorrow Drops Out, Putin Attacks Kyiv, “Trump Is Cultural Heroin” (Corrected, Updated)

Dems’ Strong Week Of Polling, McMorrow Drops Out, Putin Attacks Kyiv, “Trump Is Cultural Heroin”

More Notes On The Importance Of Character In The 2026 Elections

It’s Time To Move On From The “Democrats Suck” Narrative – It’s Wrong, And We Have An Election To Win

New Battleground Polls Confirm That This Is A Year Of Opportunity For Democrats (New Video & Written Analysis)

“Right Now Democracy Is Holding” – A New Conversation With Marc Elias

“Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs, Times/Siena Polls Find,” Trump’s Staggering Betrayal Of America, The Hopium Community Rallies For Our Battleground Candidates

“Doing Good Things For Our Neighbors” – State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03) Checks In From Battleground Iowa

Jamie Ager Checks In From NC-11

It’s The End Of The Quarter – Let’s Rally For Our Courageous Candidates Across The Country!

A Conversation With Heather Cox Richardson

Another Powerful Ossoff Speech, Jo Mendoza’s Inspiring New Ad, Heather Cox Richardson Joins Us Tomorrow At 2pm ET

Winning In An Evolving Battlefield, A New Politics Of Virtue, Tuesday Is A Big Filing Deadline – Let’s Help Our Candidates Close Strong

A Judge Blocks Trump Mail Ballot/USPS Ploy, Katie Phang Gets A Big Epstein Files Win, Notes On Trump And A New Politics Of Misery

Rebecca Cooke (WI-03) Checks In With The Hopium Community

Trump Is Weakened, Diminished, And Growing More Unhinged And Desperate By The Day (New Video, Written Analysis)

Big Night For Mamdani, House Dems Get Important Wins in NY-17 & UT-1, Enjoy My Talk With Katie Phang

Breaking News – Trump Loses Senate Iran War Powers Vote. The Rebukes, Losses, Humiliations Just Keep Coming

Let’s Show Bob Brooks (PA-7) Some Love Today, Trump’s Failed War Keeps Failing, Talarico’s 1st General Election Ad

The Clown Show Moves To Switzerland, Ukraine Gains in Crimea, Let’s Rally For Cait Conley Today!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Summer Solstice And Happy Father’s Day Too!!!!!

The US Men’s Soccer Team Wins, Inspires, And Brings Our Embattled Nation Together

The Iran Deal Wobbles, Obama’s Library Opens, OMG The Reflecting Pool, Inspiration From Juneteenth, And Slava Ukraini!!!!!!!

Trump’s Presidency Has Been A Catastrophe For America And The World (New Video & Written Analysis)

Hopium Rallies For Cait Conley In NY-17

Loss Of Coverage, Higher Prices, More Harm To Come – Charles Gaba Updates Us On Real World Impacts of GOP Health Care Cuts

Failed Wars Now Haunt Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu

Trump Plays UFC Tough To Mask His Capitulation To Iran, Weakening Of America, Declining Health, And Sagging Political Fortunes

The Knicks Triumph And Inspire While Trump Desecrates And Betrays

The USMNT’s Incredible Performance, “The President Has Turned Into A Clown,” Meaty Pods For Your Weekend Viewing And Listening Pleasure

Pulte Falls, Talarico Launches Spanish-Language World Cup Ad, A New Politics Of Virtue

Trump – Desperate Men Do Desperate Things (New Video, Written Analysis)

Reflecting On The Siege Of Minneapolis – A Conversation With Attorney General Keith Ellison

Inflation Surges (Again), It’s Becerra Hilton In CA, Platner Wins In Maine, Trump’s Failed War Keeps Failing

Trump’s Epic Meltdown | Stuart Stevens & Simon Rosenberg LIVE

Making Diseases And Parasites Great Again, Pratt Crashes Out In LA, Talarico Leads By 3 In New Texas Poll

Stop Vought. Save Science – A Call To Action With Dr. Colette Delawalla

Sunday Hopium – Trump’s Incredible Meltdown, Rigging Elections, And The “Majority Illusion”

Sunday Hopium – Inspiration From Lincoln and Eisenhower, The Importance Of Voting Early, Trump Lost Votes On Iran And Putin This Week!

Reality Check – Trump Has The Worst Jobs Record Since Hoover

The House Rebukes Trump On Ukraine, Senate Rs Shower ICE With Love And Money, The Capital Is Drowning In Corruption

Meet State Auditor Rob Sand, Our Impressive Candidate Running For Governor Of Iowa

Trump Is In A Period Of Profound Political Decline, Democrats Are Fielding Strong Candidates Across The Country (New Video, Written Analysis)

Turek Wins In Iowa and Bennett Wins in NJ-07, Bass & Becerra Seem Ready To Advance, The Supremes Rip Their Hoods Off (Again), Slava Ukraini!!!

Bennett Wins In NJ-7, Turek Wins In Iowa

Meet Bob Harvie, Our Experienced, Proven Vote-Getter Fighting To Flip PA-01 Blue

Trumpism Feels Increasingly Broken, And He Weakened And Diminished

Meet Bob Brooks, Our Terrific Candidate Working To Flip PA-07 Blue

Sunday Hopium – After A Terrible Week Full Of Consequential Losses Trump Completely Loses It On Social Media

Congress Returns Monday With Trump Diminished, Wildly Unpopular, And Failing On Many Fronts

Friday Happy Hour – John Cornyn’s Parable Of The Scorpion And The Frog

New Economic Data Confirms Trump Has Failed The American People

Meet Rebecca Bennett, Running Hard To Flip NJ-7 Blue

If You Think Trump Is Winning You Aren’t Paying Attention (New Video, Written Analysis)

A Report From The Maine Democratic Party Convention

Texas Dem Chair Kendall Scudder On Talarico, Paxton, And What’s Becoming A Year Of Opportunity For Texas Democrats

The People Vs. Ken Paxton, Garcia Trounces Galindo In TX-35, Encouraging Redistricting Wins in AL & SC

Trump’s Failed War Keeps Failing

Honoring, And Dishonoring, Memorial Day

Our Weak And Cowardly Leader Keeps Yielding To Our Adversaries And Selling Out America

Yes, This Was A Very Bad Week For Trump And The Republicans

Desperate Rs Are Now Intervening In Our House Primaries – A Conversation With The DCCC’s Will Van Nuys

Our Corrupt And Failed Leader Is Losing His Control Over Congress, Kagan On Trump Surrendering To Iran, The DNC’s Report

Meet Denise Powell, Our Terrific New Nominee In NE-02

Trump And Trumpism Are Failing, And We Must Grow More Ambitious Now

Anyone Who Thinks Trump Is Winning Isn’t Paying Attention

Senator Ruben Gallego On Why America Must Stand With Ukraine, Europe, And NATO

Six States Vote Today, Welcome To The Post-USAID World, Non-Voters And Indies Turn On The Rs

NYT Has Generic Ballot D +11, Ukraine’s Big Battlefield Win, Mortgage Rates And Brent Crude Rising – Trump’s Failures Just Keep Mounting

Trump Gets A Brutal New CBS Poll, WHO Declares Global Health Emergency, New Intvs W/Gov. Shapiro and Ohio’s Amy Acton

Trump Is A Fool, A Coward, And A Traitor

Happy Mother’s Day All

Trump Is Hell Bent On Weakening America And Making Russia And China Great Again

My Conversation With Governor Josh Shapiro

Republicans Are Gerrymandering Because They Are Scared Of The American People, And Of Us – As They Should Be (New Video, Written Analysis)

Meet Dr. Amy Acton, Our Great Candidate Running For Governor Of Ohio

Trump Admits What Has Become Obvious – He Simply Doesn’t Care About The American People Only Himself, His Ridiculous Ballroom, His Fellow Oligarchs

Ugly Inflation Data, Tariffs Ruled Illegal (Again), Failed War, Soaring Unpopularity – Trump Heads To China In A Dangerously Weakened Position

Some Thoughts On What Comes Next

Trump Hits New Polling Low, Putin’s Sad Parade, Magyar Takes Control In Hungary, Expanding Our Maps