Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support? Young People Are Running for Office. Where Is Their Support?
The party establishment view young candidates as outsiders, but a handful of local and national organizations are trying to change that.
Jun 17, 2021 / StudentNation / Sadie Bograd
Mediocre Men Have Failed New York Mediocre Men Have Failed New York
Why women are primed to step in and govern.
Jun 16, 2021 / Column / Alexis Grenell
Brad Lander Knows How to Achieve the Big, Bold Structural Changes That Will Transform New York Brad Lander Knows How to Achieve the Big, Bold Structural Changes That Will Transform New York
The urban planner running for comptroller argues that the city can drive innovation and change by leveraging its financial power and influence to serve the people.
Jun 14, 2021 / John Nichols
How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue How Unite Here Turned the West’s Biggest Red State Blue
Arizona was pivotal in the 2020 presidential election. Its shift was no accident.
Jun 14, 2021 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York Ranked-Choice Voting Can Make Maya Wiley the Next Mayor of New York
If progressives rank their votes effectively—by making Wiley their No. 1, No. 2, or even No. 3—they can consolidate their power and overtake the centrists.
Jun 11, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
Progressive Dreams Are on Pause in Virginia Progressive Dreams Are on Pause in Virginia
Terry McAuliffe wins the gubernatorial primary while moderates beat candidates to their left around the state.
Jun 9, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Why I’m Voting for Maya Wiley for Mayor Why I’m Voting for Maya Wiley for Mayor
Progressives now face familiar dilemmas. Who shares my values? Who can win and govern effectively? And who do I want to make sure loses?
Jun 7, 2021 / Deepak Bhargava
A Tale of 2 States A Tale of 2 States
Vastly different approaches to governance in California and Texas show two diverging paths—one forward, and one to ruin.
Jun 4, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
It’s Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections It’s Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections
Moving beyond voter suppression, Republicans are now writing laws to make it easier to cancel results that go against them.
Jun 3, 2021 / John Nichols
The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York
The paper is telling voters to back one candidate, when this is a ranked-choice voting election in which New Yorkers are supposed to pick five.
Jun 1, 2021 / John Nichols