Soul of the Party

September 2026

Chamber of Commerce: Stop Looking for Solutions, People

In these complicated times, don’t be thinking about any other system except the one working so well for all of us now.

Sep 25 • Mike Lux

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Tell Michael It Was Only Business

How Democrats should talk about Corporate America

Sep 20 • Mike Lux

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The Remarkable Power of Human Decency

In a country run by cruel and greedy people, it’s easy to forget how powerful it is to simply be a good person.

Sep 9 • Mike Lux

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The “Holy Shit, What Kind of a Year Is It Really” Senate Races

The NYT recently listed five states Trump won as pick-up opportunities for Democrats, but the polling indicates even more.

Sep 8 • Mike Lux

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August 2026

How Democrats Should Talk About the Democratic Party

With the Democratic brand in such tough shape, candidates need to make clear what kind of Democrat they are, and why they still have the D beside their…

Aug 31 • Mike Lux

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The Obama Coalition with an Extra Edge of Populism

People have forgotten that the Obama coalition wasn’t just people of color and young progressives -- it included a lot of small-town, working-class…

Aug 26 • Mike Lux

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Takes Two Wings to Fly

The Democratic Party needs to rebuild the bridge between the progressive movement and the establishment. If not: fascism wins.

Aug 6 • Mike Lux

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June 2026

The 250th Anniversary of Possibility

We should celebrate our country being conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality.

Jun 30 • Mike Lux

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What Both Sides of the Democratic Party Divide Need to Do Now

We can and should have a debate about what path the Democratic Party should follow while staying unified in the fight against fascism.

Jun 28 • Mike Lux

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Bad News for Trump

New York primary results indicate deep public distrust of the corporate establishment

Jun 27 • Steve Rosenthal

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Mallory McMorrow is the best candidate in Michigan’s Senate primary

Haley Stevens doesn’t think Democrats should be doing big things and that is the wrong strategy for winning elections

Jun 23 • Mike Lux

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