Campaigns and Elections

Jacob Frey

Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police

But the activists’ vision of alternative policing lives on.

Nov 16, 2021 / Ibrahim Hirsi

Protest on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death

Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead

Though the politics of police reform have shifted since a year ago, the movement to find new ways to ensure public safety is winning a number of fights in cities across the country...

Nov 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

France Election Zemmour

The Face of the New French Right The Face of the New French Right

The pundit Éric Zemmour is leading a confident and radicalized conservative movement.

Nov 15, 2021 / Harrison Stetler

The Mess Democrats Are In

The Mess Democrats Are In The Mess Democrats Are In

If they fail to get their act together, they will suffer a defeat in the midterms that increases the likelihood of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Nov 12, 2021 / John Nichols for The Nation

Worker inside a food distribution warehouse - stock photo

How to Stop Progressives From Losing the Working Class How to Stop Progressives From Losing the Working Class

A new report, based on extensive survey data, suggests “Commonsense Solidarity” might be the answer.

Nov 11, 2021 / Katherine Rader

Glenn Youngkin

Virginia Republicans Perfected the Post-Trump Dog Whistle Virginia Republicans Perfected the Post-Trump Dog Whistle

Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin figured out exactly how far, and how close, to keep Donald Trump.

Nov 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Rural Area

Here’s How the Democrats Can Win Back Rural Voters Here’s How the Democrats Can Win Back Rural Voters

Democrats have a rural problem. Our party’s failure to even seriously contest—let alone win—statehouses and congressional seats over so much of the electoral map leaves us perpetua...

Nov 10, 2021 / Jane Fleming Kleeb

If Biden Doesn’t Govern Like FDR, Democrats Are Doomed

If Biden Doesn’t Govern Like FDR, Democrats Are Doomed If Biden Doesn’t Govern Like FDR, Democrats Are Doomed

US Representative Abigail Spanberger says Biden wasn’t elected to be FDR; she’s wrong. If Democrats listen to her, they’ll doom the party to suffer midterm losses.

Nov 9, 2021 / John Nichols

Crowd for Youngkin

The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle

Acting outside of our awareness, using frequencies we may not consciously hear, dog whistles evade our better angels on race.

Nov 9, 2021 / Drew Westen

McAuliff Leaves Stage

“Corporate Democrat Goes Down to Defeat in Virginia”… “Corporate Democrat Goes Down to Defeat in Virginia”…

...is a headline you didn’t see last week. But it contains more truth than all the scare-mongering over critical race theory.

Nov 8, 2021 / Jennifer C. Berkshire

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