Democrats aren’t selecting the right fighters for the moment, says New York Times Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie. Bouie, along with the columnists Michelle Goldberg and David French, debate how the Democrats are handling the shutdown on “The Opinions” latest round table.

Congress may seem dysfunctional from the outside, but the government shutdown is a sign that something more sinister is going on, says the Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg.

Kamala Harris’s book reveals why she should not be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, according to the New York Times Opinion columnist Lydia Polgreen in this week’s round table from “The Opinions.”

Three Opinion writers weigh in on Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir.

In a new weekly series from the podcast “The Opinions,” the Opinion editorial director David Leonhardt explores America’s next story. In the first episode he sits down with Senator Elizabeth Warren, who argues that Democrats should have addressed the economic challenges facing working-class families long ago.

David French asks the question more Democrats should be asking.

Jamelle Bouie on why silencing critics is fundamental to the Trump administration’s overall theory of power.