The key to Tammy Baldwin’s landslide re-election? Exposing her opponent’s shady ties to ALEC
Targeted with $14 million in outside spending, the Wisconsin senator fought back by tagging her opponent as a servant of special interests.
Still MIA: Decisive democratic narrative that frames a winning game plan
Right-wing hegemony won’t be dislodged until Democrats formulate a breakthrough narrative that topples cynical, predatory Trump-massaged propaganda.
How Tammy Baldwin, target of $14 million in outside spending, sent the Koch brothers...
Her campaign made few stumbles, concentrated on the concerns of working families, defined the candidate and her opponent early, and spoke to voters in rural and urban Wisconsin, providing a blueprint for 2020 candidates.
Shattering Europe?
Why Trump’s Paris fiasco really matters.
Blocking a Medicare payroll tax rise could rule out Medicare For All and bolstering...
Now that Democrats have won control of one house of Congress, we are already starting to see how flawed and disingenuous a bunch of people they really are. It’s not a pretty sight.
Battering ram
Trump's new acting attorney general has exactly one purpose.
Exclusive: WikiLeaks lawyer warns U.S. charges against Assange endanger press freedom worldwide
It’s unclear what charges may be brought against Assange; the Justice Department has previously considered prosecuting him over his role in the release of hacked DNC emails.
‘An insult to the American people’: Outrage after Pentagon fails first-ever audit
Decrying "unchecked waste, fraud, and abuse," Rep. Barbara Lee said, "This is exactly why we must #AuditThePentagon."
Bernie Sanders unveils new ‘Stop Walmart Act’
“While tens of thousands of Walmart workers are struggling to survive, Alice Walton had no problem amassing a private art collection worth half a billion dollars. Enough is enough."
Congress strips federal protection from gray wolves
"This final, pathetic stab at wolves exemplifies House Republicans' longstanding cruelty and contempt for our nation's wildlife."