A Group of Progressive Women Just Launched a Working-Class Version of EMILY's List
Matriarch is “going to fill a void” by supporting women who come from disadvantaged backgrounds early in their races, when it matters most.
Politics
Joe Biden Campaign Pointing Reporters to Larry Summers for Comment on Elizabeth Warren’s Health Care Plan
Summers is a valuable surrogate for Biden because he is treated as an elder dispensing wisdom, rather than a spurned rival out to settle scores.
Voices
Ady Barkan: Elizabeth Warren’s Plan Is a Massive Win for the Medicare for All Movement
Regardless of who you support, you should celebrate this brilliant breakthrough.
Labor, Ever So Gingerly, Tiptoes Into the Insurgency
Rep. Henry Cuellar’s anti-labor record pushes Texas organized labor toward primary challenger Jessica Cisneros.
Halloween Is a Gateway to Drug Addiction, Claimed Ministry Backed by Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar sought to earmark $500,000 in 2009 for the anti-LGBT ministry, which put out literature calling Halloween “a day set up totally for Satan.”
Democratic Governor’s Voting Reform Bill Would Eliminate Straight-Ticket Voting in Pennsylvania
Straight-ticket voting, linked to voter turnout, might prove especially important in 2020: Democrats need Pennsylvania if they want to win the White House.
Rigging the Vote
To Fix Racial Gerrymander, North Carolina Republicans Considered a Map That Could Have Elected an All-White Slate
The draft maps, obtained by The Intercept, illustrate how Republican mapmakers can secretly calibrate maps to have a deep partisan bias, even when they follow the rules.
The Presidential Town Hall on Mass Incarceration Was a Historic Moment and a Missed Opportunity
Formerly incarcerated people questioned Democratic candidates about their positions on the criminal justice system. But only three candidates showed up.
All the President’s Crimes
Republicans Accuse Colonel Vindman, a Jew Who Fled Soviet Persecution, of Dual Loyalty
To attack Vindman, Republicans resorted to an old smear tactic: questioning the loyalty of a citizen who fled Soviet persecution of Jews as a child.
House Dems After Meeting With Richard Trumka: No Vote on Trump’s NAFTA if Worker Concerns Go Unaddressed
After meeting with Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Richard Neal, Trumka assured the Congressional Progressive Caucus that he is on the same page as House leadership.