Warnock Wins, but Jim Crow and Liberal Self-Sabotage Are Still Alive in Georgia Warnock Wins, but Jim Crow and Liberal Self-Sabotage Are Still Alive in Georgia
And the coalition that helped defeat the GOP is fractured and needs attention.
Dec 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Sarah Palin Is a Faux Populist. Alaskans Chose the Authentic One. Sarah Palin Is a Faux Populist. Alaskans Chose the Authentic One.
Voters saw that Palin was in it for herself, while Democrat Mary Peltola was the real deal.
Dec 6, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers
A union member’s view of the biggest strike in the country.
Dec 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jane McAlevey
Georgia Democrats Are Going Into Overdrive to Reelect Raphael Warnock Georgia Democrats Are Going Into Overdrive to Reelect Raphael Warnock
And GOP opponent Herschel Walker is giving them a hand. But don’t ignore the way voter suppression made this harder.
Dec 5, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets? Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets?
Or will her administration stand by as a series of high-profile sporting events turn the city into Doha on the Pacific?
Dec 2, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers
The White House has leveraged the power of Congress to ratify the bargaining terms that management wanted. This outcome is as depressing as it is predictable.
Dec 2, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Cities and States Are Acting Fast to Blunt the Impact of “Dobbs” Cities and States Are Acting Fast to Blunt the Impact of “Dobbs”
In the first three months since the fall of Roe, there has been a record-setting flurry of legislation at the state and local level to promote abortion access.
Dec 1, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power? Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?
Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?
Dec 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves
How Did Arizona Turn Purple—and What’s Next? How Did Arizona Turn Purple—and What’s Next?
Big Democratic wins in 2022 in Arizona represent a promising trend, and progressives need to learn its lessons.
Dec 1, 2022 / Steve Phillips
Senate Democrats Need to Fight Harder Than Marco Rubio for Rail Workers Senate Democrats Need to Fight Harder Than Marco Rubio for Rail Workers
Unless federal intervention to avert a rail strike includes a guarantee of paid sick leave for rail workers, it shouldn’t be approved.
Nov 30, 2022 / John Nichols