Tag: midterm elections
Addressing redeemable Trumpers: Offsetting the Blarney, upping midterm pressure
The electoral field, thanks to history’s most vulnerable president, is wide open – handing the left a great opportunity for a stunning harvest.
After an ‘educator spring,’ teachers storm elections
“Angry educators are flooding down-ballot races.”
A socialist woman of color just turned the entire Democratic Party...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s shocking upset is the surest sign yet that the Democratic Party’s future lies in its left flank – and in challenging capitalism head-on.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on why she wants to abolish ICE and upend...
In an interview, the left primary challenger discusses everything from how Democrats have failed to protect working class interests to the need for a Marshall plan for Puerto Rico and why her democratic socialist message is catching on.
‘Progressive’ Democrats need to reconnect with the American people; regain their...
Progressive Democrats must make the restoration of this government to one “Of the people, by the people and for the people” their main objective.
Despite prosecutor’s attempts to stop her, Georgia woman keeps registering voters
Jim Crow endures in Georgia as voter suppression efforts persist across the state. But get-out-the-vote activists are undaunted.
California’s low turnout suggests voters need a better reason to show...
Still, there are signs of progress that could lead to increased turnout come November, including 1,800 women running for federal and state offices.
Candidates backing Medicare For All come out victorious in primaries
Candidates supporting Medicare For All are beating their party-backed opponents in both red and blues states.
Voter turnout is everything
Voter turnout will determine who wins control of Congress next November, and who becomes president in 2020. Turnout is everything.
West Virginia teachers help vote out longtime foe of state’s unions
The teachers handed Republican state Sen. Robert Karnes his defeat as many participated in the GOP primary.
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Malignant normality silently takes hold in America
The national media should free itself from this president’s constant demand for exposure and attention.
What’s wrong with the republicans?
Fruits of the twin roots of evil: Slavery and imperial expansion.
The bee is officially on the verge of extinction
With our own health and well-being directly linked to these insects, we have to make it a priority to ensure the bee population's survival.
Sweden provides free higher education, universal healthcare, free daycare — why can’t the U.S.?
In Sweden, healthcare costs are largely subsided by the state. Daycare and preschool programs are mostly free. College and university are free. Public transportation is subsidized for many users.
Bernie Sanders tops new California poll—but you wouldn’t have known it by reading this...
In latest #BernieBlackout example, Sanders’ deputy campaign manager notes it took major newspaper “three paragraphs to mention who is leading.”