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June 2026

Are Democrats Blowing Their Chance To Win The Senate?
Democrats have a great opportunity to flip the Senate from red to blue. Nominating lousy candidates in key races is not helping their chances.
 • Michael A. Cohen
What The Hell Happened In New York?
Making sense of the left's big night.
 • Michael A. Cohen
Mind The Gap
From New York City to Florida, Democrats should focus on fighting Republicans, not each other.
 • Michael A. Cohen
"That Was A Sacred Effort"
On Juneteenth, remembering Frederick Douglass's commemoration of Abraham Lincoln
 • Michael A. Cohen
The Iranian Clusterf**k
The US cease fire deal with Iran is a disaster and a strategic calamity. Let us count the ways.
 • Michael A. Cohen
... And We're All Gonna Have To Take A Bite
On Iran, Trump has boxed himself into a corner and there's no easy path to extricate himself and the country.
 • Michael A. Cohen
Bad Idea Politics
In California, Republicans are embracing absurd conspiracy theories and in Maine, Democrats are in danger of throwing away a winnable Senate seat.
 • Michael A. Cohen
The Democratic Establishment Keeps Winning
Tuesday night was yet another reminder that Democratic voters are quite pragmatic
 • Michael A. Cohen
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