Elections

A PhD student with a megaphone leads a picket.

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 voters waiting in a long line

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

Kanye West in California

Kanye West, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Mainstreaming of Nazism Kanye West, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Mainstreaming of Nazism

MAGA and cowardly Republicans are whitewashing Hitler fans.

Dec 2, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Karen Bass at news conference

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

Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol, standing alongside Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

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

Biden receives Covid booster shot

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

Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs, and Barack Obama on stage

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

Harvard Abortion Protest

Young People Made It Clear: Abortion Rights Must Be Codified Young People Made It Clear: Abortion Rights Must Be Codified

Across the country, Gen Z and millennial voters prioritized abortion during the 2022 midterm elections. Will their historic turnout be rewarded?

Nov 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Zoe Sharif

Police arrest a suspect

The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime

The Democratic Party shouldn’t panic over the issue.

Nov 29, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Fetterman with Josh Shapiro

A Tale of Two Campaigns in Pennsylvania A Tale of Two Campaigns in Pennsylvania

The Shapiro and Fetterman victories show there’s more than one way to win as a Democrat.

Nov 29, 2022 / Allison Troy and Jonathan Smucker

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