Rhode Island Progressives Push for Takeover of State Democratic Party
Progressive slates offer a state-level model for the left to overcome the stagnation of Biden’s presidency and the national Democratic Party.
Politics
Ron Johnson Campaign Scrambled to Pull “Mass Murder” Ad After July 4 Mass Shooting
“The latest mass murder in America didn’t involve guns,” began the senator’s radio ad that became incorrect before it even hit the air.
Biden Administration Pushes More Ocean Drilling Amid Record Oil and Gas Profits
With new drilling permits proposed in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, a Public Citizen study finds that low royalties let fossil fuel producers maximize earnings.
Voices
Democrats' Cowardice and Complicity in the Post-Roe World
The liberal establishment refuses to take any sort of risk in the service of women’s and other pregnant people’s lives.
The End of Roe
Democrats Don’t Have a Plan, but Abortion Rights Activists Do: “We Will Primary Everybody"
Worried the Democratic establishment is failing heed the urgency of the moment, a once-pacified left faces down arrests to send a message.
Voices
The Supreme Court's Shock-and-Awe Judicial Coup
The rolling judicial coup coming from this court is by no means over.
Sen. Joe Manchin May Not Be Kingmaker in West Virginia for Long
Dozens of Democratic insurgents flipped the script on the old guard of the state party.
Progressives See Bittersweet Night in Illinois With Ouster of Marie Newman
Elsewhere in Illinois, Working Families Party-backed candidate Delia Ramirez won an open primary.
Voices
Cassidy Hutchinson's Jan. 6 Testimony Was an Alexander Butterfield Moment
Butterfield’s revelations about the Nixon tapes changed the trajectory of the Watergate scandal and helped lead to the president’s resignation.
Private Prisons Are a Socially Responsible Investment, According to Bizarre Wall Street Measures
Defense contractors, fossil fuel companies, and pharmaceutical giants have also used superficial measures like diverse boards to earn inclusion in so-called socially conscious ESG funds.