Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch Herschel Walker and the Failure of the GOP’s Diversity Pitch
The Georgia runoff result proves that insulting tokenism is not the same as outreach.
Dec 9, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Dodged a Bullet in the Midterms, but the Culture War Is Far From Won Democrats Dodged a Bullet in the Midterms, but the Culture War Is Far From Won
A functioning democracy requires the consent, if not the votes, of a good deal more than half the country.
Dec 9, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich
Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself Bringing in a Diverse Pool of Voters Works—I Saw It for Myself
The strategy that failed in California in 1996—bringing out unlikely voters in communities of workers and people of color—succeeded in Nevada in 2022.
Dec 8, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC strike Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC strike
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, discussions on what the Georgia runoff results mean for Democrats and on the impact of the largest strike in the country this yea...
Dec 8, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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
Barack Obama’s Politics 101: Ridiculing Republicans Works Barack Obama’s Politics 101: Ridiculing Republicans Works
The former president is still the ablest campaigner the Democrats have, as his takedown of Herschel Walker’s vampire-vs.-werewolf rumination proved.
Dec 6, 2022 / John Nichols
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
American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away American Authoritarianism Isn’t Going Away
Neither the failure of the January 6 insurrection nor the disappointments suffered in the midterm elections have deterred the ambitions of the GOP’s fanatics.
Dec 1, 2022 / Clarence Lusane