Politics
Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers—With Katie J. Wells Silicon Valley Is Turning Nurses Into Gig Workers—With Katie J. Wells
Katie J. Wells joins Paris Marx to discuss how the Uber model is finally coming for healthcare.
Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose
The mainstreaming of brazen sexism in the conservative movement left the attendees at Turning Point’s women’s summit looking for a soft place to land.
Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator? Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator?
The Democrats of Maine answered that question.
Trump’s AG Appointee Is a Literal Sock Puppet Trump’s AG Appointee Is a Literal Sock Puppet
Todd Blanche might be the most craven attorney general yet. Thankfully, he’s also incompetent.
The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond
Better to start the history of the United States in 1492 than in 1776.
State Politics
Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator? Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator?
The Democrats of Maine answered that question.
Tom Steyer Is Prepared to Take On the AI Billionaires Tom Steyer Is Prepared to Take On the AI Billionaires
The California gubernatorial candidate understands exactly what’s at stake, as he explains in an exclusive interview.
Trump’s Texas Senate Primary Win Is Going to Backfire Spectacularly Trump’s Texas Senate Primary Win Is Going to Backfire Spectacularly
While MAGA candidate Ken Paxton’s win isn’t an assured victory for Democrats, he’ll at least embroil the GOP in a nightmare of its own making.
The Right
Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose Inside the Conference Where Conservative Women Let Loose
The mainstreaming of brazen sexism in the conservative movement left the attendees at Turning Point’s women’s summit looking for a soft place to land.
Inside the Anti-ICE Protests at Delaney Hall Inside the Anti-ICE Protests at Delaney Hall
As federal agents increase the use of force at the facility, demonstrators are adopting new tactics.
An Antifascist Guide to the World Cup—With Alex Shephard An Antifascist Guide to the World Cup—With Alex Shephard
It turns out there’s a not-insignificant intersection between the World Cup, democracy, and authoritarianism.
Democrats
Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics
Platner’s rocket to stardom reflects something ugly that’s developed, not only on the right but the left as well.
In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough In the Race to Succeed Nadler, Micah Lasher Says Fighting Trump Is Not Enough
The state assemblyman wants to go to Congress to take on MAGA, but says that Democrats need to show Americans that they are “gonna make their lives better. Quickly.”
An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism An Uncertain Future for NYC Student Activism
A controversial bill is proposing that NYPD create a plan for instituting anti-protest buffer zones around many NYC schools.
Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate Seat Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan Wins the DFL Nomination for a Senate Seat
Her opponent, Representative Angie Craig, campaigned for the DFL nod for months, but declared she would no longer seek its endorsement two days before the party convention.
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