Government

Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game

Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game Republicans Are Sticking to a Losing Game

In a nomination meeting, the GOP planned to retain Mitch McConnell as Senate minority leader and Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House.

Nov 17, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America

Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America Democrats Must Do Better in Rural America

If this midterm was a success for Democrats, it is a retreat from what they ought to expect.

Nov 17, 2022 / Anthony Flaccavento, Erica Etelson, and Cody Lonning

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

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

Close Rikers

Close Rikers Close Rikers

Street demonstration, downtown Manhattan, November 3, 2022, organized by CampaignToCloseRikers.org. Eighteen people have died in Rikers Island this year, the deadliest since 2013.

Nov 16, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo and Steve Brodner

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

Trump point behind a lectern that says Trump.

Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination Donald Trump Knows How to Win the Republican Presidential Nomination

The defeated former president is running again in 2024 and—despite what some pundits say—he’s the favorite to win the GOP nomination.

Nov 16, 2022 / John Nichols

Sean Patrick Maloney at a press conference

New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable? New York State Cost Democrats Control of Congress. Will Anyone Be Held Accountable?

Dysfunctional candidates lost winnable seats—and now they’re trying to blame progressives for it.

Nov 15, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade” Democrats Should Use This Moment to Codify “Roe v. Wade”

The midterms proved that Americans support abortion rights, and Democrats should enshrine them—even though the Supreme Court will promptly strike them down.

Nov 15, 2022 / Elie Mystal

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