The Democratic Party’s Identity Crisis

The Democratic strategist Lis Smith joins the visitor host Clare Malone, a New Yorker workers author, to debate the state of the Democratic Occasion, and the way a decade of reliance on anti-Trump rhetoric has left Democrats reactive and directionless. They take into account why teams that Democrats as soon as counted on—from younger individuals to communities of colour—are shifting rightward, and what new methods politicians from Gavin Newsom to Zohran Mamdani are testing to show that the Democratic Occasion stands for greater than opposition to Trump.This week’s studying“The Trump Administration’s Efforts to Reshape America’s Previous,” by Jill Lepore“How Former Biden Officers Defend Their Gaza Coverage,” by Isaac Chotiner“The Infinite August Recess,” by Antonia Hitchens“The Huge Stakes of Trump’s Effort to Fireplace the Fed Governor Lisa Prepare dinner,” by John Cassidy“What’s Life Like in Washington, D.C., Throughout Trump’s Takeover?,” by Margaret TalbotTune in to The Political Scene wherever you get your podcasts.