Tag: midterm elections
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.
Sanders to join grassroots opposition of Republican-backed tax law in Iowa,...
Sanders, who called the tax law "one of the worst pieces of legislation in the modern history of our country," along with many other Democrats, are calling for a repeal.
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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."
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.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
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.