Tag: democratic socialists
Chicago elects mayor with new progressive vision for city
"Chicago elected a new mayor out of a desire for bold and progressive ideas, and a commitment to building a more fair, just, and equitable city."
In defense of being maladjusted
“I never intend to adjust myself to the evils of segregation and the crippling effects of discrimination. I never intend to adjust...
These 14 Democrats are at core of what Bernie Sanders calls...
"The political establishment notwithstanding, the future belongs to progressives."
Not a blue wave, but perhaps a foreshock of the big...
We’ve got an interesting next two years ahead of us.
8 thinkers on the left explain what the midterm results mean...
“From now on there should be no excuse: anticipating such inevitabilities has to be made an active part of Democratic strategizing.”
US progressives need a foreign policy
Most of these candidates have missed the opportunity to really critique their country’s costly failures on the world stage.
Will the Democrats catch a “blue wave?”
It looks like a significant Democratic victory in November – often referred to by commentators as a “blue wave” – is likely. But will they become more committed to challenging the Trump agenda?
Why the Democratic Socialists of America won’t stop growing
The inside story of DSA’s dramatic ascent.
Despite El-Sayed’s loss, the left scored some huge wins – and showed...
From Kansas to Michigan to Missouri, voters proved that left politics can win in the Midwest. Get ready for the coming wave.
Socialism on the rise as Americans seek out bold, humane alternatives...
"Socialism is no longer a dirty word in the U.S."
POPULAR
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.