Tag: midterm elections
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.
Primary day: Lessons for Democrats
If Democrats are willing to propose bold electoral reform, there may be some hope for them in November.
The 2018 midterms: A referendum on regime change
If the midterm elections do not lead to a change of course, the world’s oldest, richest, and most powerful republic will find itself teetering on the brink of regime change.
A third party? How not to settle for the lesser of...
In order to get the candidates you want elected you need to get involved, now – in the primaries and in changing your state to ranked-choice voting.
The Democratic ‘Blue Wave,’ a powerful tsunami rushing toward Trump and...
It looks as if the people’s revolution that Sen. Bernie Sanders talked about is becoming a reality; now it’s called a Blue Wave.
9 ways you can use the midterm elections to build local...
We can build long-term power in our communities and help elect our favorite candidates if we work strategically, inclusively – and independently.
The Zeitgeist, it is a-changing
The nationwide progressive offensive in 2017 produced ground shifting results giving us strength for an even greater impact in 2018.
A pledge to transform the resistance, and America
If today’s resistance is to become a lasting movement, we must decide what we’re for.
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EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs
A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike
A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage
Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run
DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.