As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work of political cartoonists, particularly Thomas Nast. The Donkey as a ...

Unfortunately for the Democratic Party, Nast was also a committed Republican ... using it in his own campaign and proclaiming that the donkey was a symbol of loyalty, determination and the ...

Just as Reagan became a hero for the conservative movement, Carter was a symbol of the Democratic Party’s decline. The Texas Democratic Party is now dominated by Black and Hispanic leaders.

Democrats have veered into identity politics and away from the interests of the working class. On Washington Week With The Atlantic, George Packer joins Jeffrey Goldberg to discuss his recent ...

From Captain Sully’s heroic Hudson landing to the launch of Wikipedia, Elizabeth I’s coronation, and Martin Luther King Jr’s ...

These customs houses were a natural target for angry commoners: They levied the octroi, a tax on goods entering the city that was both an everyday financial burden and a symbol of oppression.