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Democratic Socialists of America

Darializa Avila Chevalier and Clare Valdez | Illustration: Steve Sanchez/Sipa USA/Newscom/Kilmermedia/Dreamstime

Election 2026

The DSA's Coming-Out Party

Today begins the era when out-and-proud socialists will have real pull in Washington, D.C.

Matt Welch | 11.3.2026 12:18 PM

Abdul El-Sayed | Dominick Sokotoff/Sipa USA/Newscom

Election 2026

Abdul El-Sayed Is a Socialist in All but Name

The Michigan Senate candidate once dissed Obama as "fairly centrist, middle-of-the-road."

Robby Soave | 10.29.2026 10:00 AM

Mike Lawler and Cait Conley | Bonnie Cash/UPI/Newscom/caitconley.com

Technology

Nobody Wants To Be the Pro-Tech Candidate in This New York Race That Could Flip the House

Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley are trying to tie each other to the AI industry and data centers.

Meagan O'Rourke | 10.16.2026 4:22 PM

topicspolitics2 | Photo: Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at the Michigan Democratic Party endorsement convention in Detroit on April 19, 2026; Andrew Roth/Sipa USA/Alamy

Socialism

The Democrats' Socialist Moment

The DSA is set to grow its influence in government after the 2026 elections.

Matt Welch | 10.8.2026 6:00 AM

Rent control | Photo: Tom Wang/Cammeraydave/Dreamtime. Illustration: Fatima Ruiz.

Housing Policy

In Rhode Island's Dem Primary, DSA Challenger Unseats Providence Mayor Who'd Vetoed Rent Control

Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, signaled that they want binding price controls.

Christian Britschgi | 9.11.2026 12:45 PM

Angie-Nixon-Florida-08-14 | Dave Decker/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Reason Roundup

DSA Goes for Florida

Plus: Fire Island, data center NIMBYism, cost-of-living discourse, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 8.19.2026 9:30 AM

Reem Ibrahim appears on the left. Peter Suderman appears on the right. And image of Joe Rogan in sunglasses speaking into a microphone at his podcast studio is seen in the center square behind then, Bold text across the bottom of the screen reads "ROGAN IS WRONG." | Illustration: Adani Samat

Health Care

Who Pays for Medicare for All?

Plus: Democrats reckon with the rise of the DSA, Trump scales back America's military presence abroad, and the case for letting kids play outside

Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch, and Reem Ibrahim | 8.17.2026 5:57 PM

U.S. dollars around the U.S. Capitol | Photo: Mekcar/Jiawangkun/Dreamstime. Illustration: Fatima Ruiz.

Socialism

The DSA's Agenda Could Cost More Than $200 Trillion—and You'll Be Picking Up the Tab

The Democratic Socialists of America promise free everything, but its agenda would require confiscation on a scale that would make European welfare states tremble.

Reem Ibrahim | 8.14.2026 1:15 PM

Propaganda-style photo of a man standing atop a pile of books with a fist in the air, against a rising sun. | Viktor Budyka/Dreamstime/Midjourney

Socialism

Socialists Claim Public Libraries Are Examples of Their Policies. Don't Believe Them.

Libraries aren’t all that socialist, and they’re far from the total state the radicals really want.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.14.2026 7:00 AM

Francesca Hong | Wikimedia Commons

Wisconsin

Hong's Swan Song

Plus: Rebecca Cooke wins, possible Houthi attack, inflation rises, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 8.12.2026 9:37 AM

Members of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) march with protest signs that say "Tax the Rich" and "Stop the Cuts." | Andrew Schwartz/SIPA/Newscom

Socialism

The Socialist Surge Revives Failed and Hateful Ideas

Socialism, totalitarianism, and bigotry find a receptive audience among the young and disillusioned.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.10.2026 7:00 AM

Zohran Mamdani | Photo: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/Newscom

Socialism

Can You Imagine a Future Where Adults Don't Believe in Socialism?

Only in a capitalist world can we live free and prosperous lives, even if it means that we're expected to show up to work on time.

Steven Greenhut | 8.7.2026 7:30 AM

Donald Trump stands in front of green buildings | Illustration: Midjourney

Socialism

The GOP Is Warning About Socialism While Quietly Embracing It

Federal ownership of private companies has become routine. And it is happening on the right, even as conservatives point fingers at the left for its socialism.

Veronique de Rugy | 8.6.2026 5:15 PM

Thorny red vines growing out of a donkey's back. | Illustration by Lex Villena

Economics

Socialists Are Trying To Take Hold of the Democratic Party—and They're Winning

The democratic socialists taking over the Democratic Party often say they just want affordable healthcare. They actually want to end America's constitutional system as we know it.

Zach Weissmueller | 8.5.2026 10:30 AM

Abdul El-Sayed | Andrew Roth/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Progressive Michigan

Plus: Youth leftist organizer wins in Michigan, Mamdani vs. business, George R.R. Martin struggles to finish Game of Thrones, and more...

Peter Suderman | 8.5.2026 9:34 AM

Katherine Mangu-Ward appears on the left. Nick Gillespie appears on the right. An image of Shannon Bream interviewing DSA co-chair Megan Romer on Fox News Sunday appears in the center behind them. Bold text across the bottom of the screen reads "SOCIALIST SURGE." | Illustration: Adani Samat

Socialism

The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides

Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch | 7.27.2026 5:11 PM

Zohran Mamdani and Jon Stewart | WeeklyShowPodcast/YouTube

Politics

Zohran Mamdani Tells Jon Stewart Socialism Is Just Having a Library

Please stop letting these people lie about what their preferred economic system entails.

Robby Soave | 7.23.2026 4:15 PM

Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump | Admedia, Inc/Camara Porter/AdMedia/Sipa USA/Newscom

Socialism

The DSA, MAGA, and the New Policy Nihilism

From rent control and Medicare for All to tariffs, politicians left and right are embracing policy ideas that have been repeatedly shown to not work. 

Peter Suderman | 7.23.2026 1:58 PM

Robby Soave talks about the democratic socialists like Hasan Piker | Illustration: Adani Samat

Socialism

Socialist Influencer Hasan Piker Is Praising Mao. Here's the Truth About Chinese Communism.

Hasan Piker and the Democratic Socialists of America are recycling failed ideas.

Robby Soave | 7.21.2026 5:33 PM

Graham Platner | Troy R. Bennett/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Democratic Party

Graham Platner Dropped Out, but His Shadow Lingers Over Democrats and U.S. Politics

Democrats passed over the opportunity to be the sane party in favor of bad people and worse ideas.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.10.2026 8:30 AM

Katherine Mangu-Ward appears on the left. Matt Welch appears on the right. In the center, an image appears of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a New York Knicks jersey on stage, raising the hands of Brad Lander and Darializa Avila Chevalier. Bold text above them reads "NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY?" | Illustration: Adani Samat

Socialism

Is Socialism Going Mainstream?

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday

Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch | 6.29.2026 6:02 PM

Darializa Avila Chevalier | Adani Samat/Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/Newscom

Socialism

Democratic Socialism Remains an Elite Phenomenon

Darializa Avila Chevalier is supported by wealthy, well-educated elites.

Robby Soave | 6.25.2026 2:30 PM

New York City protesters with Democratic Socialists of America signs | Adani Samat/Gina M Randazzo/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Socialism

The DSA and the Democrats' Retreat Into Economic Fantasyland

The party's new crop of Mamdani-backed socialists are just the latest sign of a long slide into economic radicalism. 

Peter Suderman | 6.25.2026 10:00 AM

Zohran Mamdani, Avila Chevalier, and Claire Valdez | Scott Heins / GDA Photo Service/Newscom/Scott Heins / GDA Photo Service/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Socialists Hijacked My City

Plus: The legality of ICE masks, elder care denial, McKinsey consultants dream of pie, and more...

Liz Wolfe | 6.24.2026 9:35 AM

Mamdaniinnercicle | Sipa USA

Zohran Mamdani

Zohran's Inner Circle: Meet the Radicals on Mamdani's Transition Team

The new mayor's advisers include people who have praised antisemites and called for defunding the police.

Kelly Torrance | 12.22.2025 7:00 AM

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