Ronald Brownstein
He is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of presidential campaigns and the author or editor of seven books. His most recent book, Rock Me on the Water: 1974—The Year Los Angeles Transformed Music, Movies, Television and Politics, was a New York Times best seller. Previously, he served as Atlantic Media’s director of editorial partnerships and as the national political correspondent and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He is a winner of the American Political Science Association’s Carey McWilliams Award, its highest honor for lifetime achievement in journalism.
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Ernst Haas / Hulton Archive / Getty The Fate of Bobby Kennedy’s Assassin
Sirhan Sirhan will remain in prison, despite some notable objections.
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / … It’s Time for Democrats to Break the Glass
One year after the January 6 insurrection, the United States is less stable than at any time in recent memory.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Republican Axis Reversing the Rights Revolution
We are witnessing a reordering of American life not seen in half a century.
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Tim Clary / AFP / Getty Democrats Are Losing the Culture Wars
Echoing the New Democrats of the Clinton era, some liberal critics are begging Democrats to change course.
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Getty; The Atlantic When Bipartisanship Risks Undermining Democracy
Some Democrats fear that the president’s intent to reach across the aisle will have dire consequences for the republic.
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Tom Brenner / Getty How Voters Feel About Josh Hawley’s ‘Attack on Men’
The rising-star Republican continues to try to stoke culture war in the GOP base.
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Steve Helber / AP What Democrats Need to Realize Before 2022
And how the president’s party fell victim to history
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP; Kevin Dietsch / Getty; … Democrats Need to Count Up, Not Down
President Biden’s infrastructure “framework” can be seen one of two ways.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty; Pool / Getty; The … Democrats Stare Into the Abyss
Will the president’s party pass major legislation before the midterm elections?
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Drew Angerer / Getty; Samuel Corum / Bloomberg … Is a Democratic Wipeout Inevitable?
Even when the president’s party passes historic legislation, voters don’t seem to care.
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Cassidy Araiza / The New York Times / … What Democrats Need to Understand About the Changing Electorate
How the president’s party can avoid a midterm blowout
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Erin Schaff / The New York Times / … The Democrats’ Last Best Shot to Kill the Filibuster
An antiquated rule keeps standing in the way of Joe Biden’s agenda.
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The Atlantic The California Recall’s Warning for Democracy
Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office, but GOP attempts to undermine elections aren’t going anywhere.
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Damian Dovarganes / AP The California Recall Could Be a Road Map for Democrats
Gavin Newsom’s strategy has momentum, and it provides a crucial template for his fellow Dems in 2022.
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Benjamin Rasmussen / The New York Times / … The Unbearable Summer
Disastrous environmental events are converging like never before.
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Matthew Hatcher / Bloomberg / Getty ‘Everybody I Know Is Pissed Off’
New polling data paint a more complicated picture about the next phase of the pandemic.
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Ryan Collerd / Bloomberg / Getty Does Biden Understand Contemporary Politics?
The president still believes he can reach across the aisle to a radicalized GOP.
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Michelle Gustafson / Bloomberg / Getty The Tool That Joe Biden Refuses to Use
The president’s speech about the sanctity of the vote did not go far enough.
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Getty; Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Democrats’ New Voting-Rights Obstacle
Following the Supreme Court’s recent Arizona decision, voting-rights activists know they have to act fast.
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Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Democrats Have 1 Option Left
Today’s 6–3 Supreme Court decision is a hinge point for American democracy.
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