Republicans hatched a secret assault on the Voting Rights Act in Washington state
After he helped create the state’s voting maps, a redistricting commissioner quietly worked with national Republican figures to bring a lawsuit against his own work.
What Joe Crowley’s defeat has to do with Democratic Party ‘superdelegates’
The defeat of Crowley shows how grass-roots movements can prevail against the corporate establishment and its vast quantities of cash.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 29
Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, California joins nine other states and enacts trio of gun control bills that affect domestic violence offenders and more.
The only real “centrist” agenda
If Wall Street and big business used the 2016 election as a teachable moment, they would realize this.
Why unions matter to you
It all comes down to the balance of power between business and workers.
Texas voter ID law led to fears and failures in 2016 election
Efforts to implement the nation’s strictest voter ID requirements – a solution in search of a problem, according to one critic – foundered amid court defeats, confusion and at least one giant oversight.
Big Business defeated as Socialist Kshama Sawant’s victory certified in Seattle
"The ruling class in the United States is afraid of these kinds of movements and so we should not be surprised by the reaction."
Déjà vu all over again
Such consequences that you have never encountered in your history.
Story Not Over in EpiPen Scandal
Americans should be asking candidates for Congress whether they support government intervention against obscene drug prices. Until that happens, this disgraceful story will not be over.
MAGA married to the mob-ster: no divorce ever
In deadly lockstep is MAGA mated,/ To rise and fall as Trump is fated.