6 women of color who campaigned for Congress on inequality and won
These trailblazers often drew from their own personal stories to connect with and win over the hearts of voters. Each is heading to Washington to advance a bold social and economic justice agenda, with a strong focus on reversing inequality.
Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We need to confront Trump’s creeping authoritarianism
"This is a time for us to have a strong response and to really command the power that we secured tonight."
Democrats won the House. To keep winning, they need to move sharply left.
Democratic operatives will use the midterm results to preach centrism, but the future of the party lies in its left flank.
Record number of women win in the House
In total, 117 women were elected during the 2018 midterm elections – 96 elected to the House, 12 to the Senate and 9 as governor – shattering records and increasing the number of women in power.
Cornucopia of calamities: The unbearable density of Trump
Trump forces onto center stage the vulnerability of the White House to be weaponized to serve demagoguery.
‘Absolute fraud:’ After billions in taxpayer subsidies championed by Trump, Ryan, and Walker, Foxconn...
"Apparently, Scott Walker gave billions in subsidies to a Tawainese company, so that it would despoil land in Wisconsin while paying Chinese workers to make iPhones."
A march to disaster: Noam Chomsky condemns Trump for pulling out of landmark nuclear...
Noam Chomsky talks about the significance of the INF treaty and the impact of Trump’s plan to pull out.
These voters had to wait for hours: ‘It felt like a type of disenfranchisement’
Many would-be voters’ first attempts were foiled by problems at polling places. There isn’t good data on how many people ultimately don’t cast a ballot.
36 million in US cast early votes, shattering records for young people & people...
“We’re seeing a lot more people that typically sit out midterm elections going and showing up because they believe these races are so important.”
‘We vote, we win!’ under assault by Trump’s GOP and Supreme Court, unions lead...
"Things aren't changing for the better like they thought would happen. Real wages are not keeping pace with inflation. We haven't replaced the well-paying manufacturing jobs that we lost."