Election 2022

Activists stand in the background as Joe Biden delivers a speech

Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting Be Careful What You Work For: The GOP’s Abortion Woes Are Just Starting

The midterms open a future in which reproductive freedom will remake politics.

Nov 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Nancy Pelosi speaking at the House of Representatives

Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives. Kevin McCarthy Will Miss Nancy Pelosi. If He Survives.

She knew how to whip GOP votes better than some Republicans. If McCarthy is elected, he’ll never control the House the way she did.

Nov 21, 2022 / Joan Walsh

The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem

The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem The Democrats Have a Crypto Problem

The high costs of taking money from Sam Bankman-Fried.

Nov 18, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted

Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted

Far from alienating the electorate, an emphasis on abortion rights delivered victory.

Nov 17, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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

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