State and Local Elections

Brittany Ramos DeBarros Took On the War Machine. Now She’s Running for Congress.

Brittany Ramos DeBarros Took On the War Machine. Now She’s Running for Congress. Brittany Ramos DeBarros Took On the War Machine. Now She’s Running for Congress.

Can an anti-war ex–Army officer defeat a centrist Dem and a Trumpian Republican in New York City’s most conservative district?

Nov 30, 2021 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

The Excommunication of Liz Cheney

The Excommunication of Liz Cheney The Excommunication of Liz Cheney

It’s another sign that the GOP has become a cult of Trump.

Nov 23, 2021 / John Nichols

Texas Capitol

The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough

It’s time for a new federalism that brings suburbs and central cities together to promote equity, growth, and sustainability.

Nov 19, 2021 / Nathan Newman

Marjorie Taylor Greene at Trump Rally

The Rise of the Right in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia The Rise of the Right in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia

From the vantage point of Washington, D.C., where masks are the indoor norm, the maskless scene in Georgia’s 14th district seems unreal.

Nov 19, 2021 / Barbara Koeppel

Ceremony for opening of Argo Stormwater Facility in Playa Del Rey, CA.

An LA Councilman Tried to Help the Homeless. Now He May Lose His Job. An LA Councilman Tried to Help the Homeless. Now He May Lose His Job.

Mike Bonin faces a recall vote after supporting Venice Beach’s unhoused residents with sustained outreach and new housing.

Nov 19, 2021 / Piper French

There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia

There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia There’s Still More to Learn From Virginia

Much of the commentary since this month’s off-year elections in Virginia missed these key mistakes that Democrats made leading to losses up and down the ticket.

Nov 17, 2021 / Atima Omara

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring The Coolest Member of the Senate Is Retiring

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy has used comic books to fight for a ban on land mines and brought the Grateful Dead to the Senate Dining Room.

Nov 16, 2021 / John Nichols

Virginia school board meeting

Progressives Can No Longer Cede School Boards to the GOP Progressives Can No Longer Cede School Boards to the GOP

They should treat them as political arenas in which to fight—and win.

Nov 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jacob Frey

Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police

But the activists’ vision of alternative policing lives on.

Nov 16, 2021 / Ibrahim Hirsi

Protest on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death

Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead Where “Defund” Isn’t Dead

Though the politics of police reform have shifted since a year ago, the movement to find new ways to ensure public safety is winning a number of fights in cities across the country...

Nov 16, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

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