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Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, but Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections

Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, but Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, but Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections

A trio of Texas congressional primaries saw progressives gain traction in the state.

Mar 3, 2022 / John Nichols

A woman looks through maps

Why Gerrymandering Keeps Me Up at Night Why Gerrymandering Keeps Me Up at Night

The power to redraw political lines for a decade is something that should concern anyone who cares about our democracy.

Mar 2, 2022 / Christina M. Greer

Trees bloom outside a courthouse

Family Lawyers Are Disappearing in Rural New York Family Lawyers Are Disappearing in Rural New York

A shortage of children’s attorneys is costing families their kids.

Feb 28, 2022 / Tracy Tullis

Doctors hold

The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer The Plan to Save Californians $117 Billion a Year by Switching to Single-Payer

Why is universal health care seen as prohibitively expensive when the status quo costs far more?

Feb 25, 2022 / Michael Lighty

Four protesters hold signs in favor of trans youth.

Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth Texas Is Terrorizing Trans Youth

Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott are trying to criminalize caregiving to trans children. Together, we can fight back.

Feb 24, 2022 / Chase Strangio

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jessica Cisneros, Greg Casar

Progressive Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Texas Progressive Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Texas

Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar have won prominent endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Feb 23, 2022 / Aída Chávez

“Ron Johnson Doesn’t Give a Sh*t About Wisconsin Workers”

“Ron Johnson Doesn’t Give a Sh*t About Wisconsin Workers” “Ron Johnson Doesn’t Give a Sh*t About Wisconsin Workers”

The Republican senator hates unions so much that he has said he won’t fight to win key manufacturing jobs for his own state. Democrats think that should cost him his seat.

Feb 9, 2022 / John Nichols

Drama at Redding BOS meeting

California’s Red Counties California’s Red Counties

The alt-right’s ascendancy in Shasta County gives a window on what could be a fractious political future for California’s rural north.

Feb 4, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors

What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors

On banning the book that changed what we talk about when we talk about the Holocaust.

Feb 4, 2022 / Linda Mannheim

Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?

Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats? Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?

The state’s proposed maps could add at least three blue seats.

Feb 2, 2022 / Ross Barkan

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