Campaigns and Elections

John Fetterman supporters celebrate

Democrats, Time to Go Big Democrats, Time to Go Big

Resist the illusory allure of moderate centrism.

Nov 17, 2022 / Robert L. Borosage

Union Collective Bargaining Illinois Amendment

Illinois Voters Just Made Collective Bargaining a Constitutional Right Illinois Voters Just Made Collective Bargaining a Constitutional Right

The state’s new Workers’ Rights Amendment is a historic victory for union organizers, shutting out the anti-labor “right-to-work” laws that have dominated in the Midwest.

Nov 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Tomas Miriti Pacheco

Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff; Gustavo Arellano on the LA Vote

Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff; Gustavo Arellano on the LA Vote Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff; Gustavo Arellano on the LA Vote

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, discussions about the elections in Los Angeles and Georgia.

Nov 17, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Crowd at a rally for a ballot measure for reproductive rights in Michigan

Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States Get Ready for More Ballot Initiatives to Restore Abortion Rights in Red States

There’s a cavernous gap between public support for reproductive rights and the restrictions pushed by deep-red states. Ballot initiatives are one way to fight back.

Nov 17, 2022 / Amy Littlefield

Abortion and the Election

Abortion and the Election Abortion and the Election

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan talks about why American voters are energized for reproductive freedom.

Nov 16, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

A poll worker

In the War Against Voting, Poll Workers Are on the Front Lines In the War Against Voting, Poll Workers Are on the Front Lines

During the 2022 midterms, election officials faced an unprecedented level of harassment. After the Republicans' poor performance, antidemocratic conspiracies will only become more ...

Nov 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Trump point behind a lectern that says Trump.

Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination

The defeated former president is running again in 2024 and—despite what some pundits say—he’s the favorite to win the GOP nomination.

Nov 16, 2022 / John Nichols

Sharon Lewis, a Pueblo of Acoma Native

Why Democrats Lose When They Ignore the Native Vote Why Democrats Lose When They Ignore the Native Vote

Indigenous organizers and activists say that the party can't afford to overlook them any longer

Nov 15, 2022 / Simon Moya-Smith

Sean Patrick Maloney at a press conference

New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable? New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?

Dysfunctional candidates lost winnable seats—and now they’re trying to blame progressives for it.

Nov 15, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade” Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

The midterms proved that Americans support abortion rights, and Democrats should enshrine them—even though the Supreme Court will promptly strike them down.

Nov 15, 2022 / Elie Mystal

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