Amy McGrath’s Senate Campaign Manager Helped Get Her Potential Primary Opponent Fired
WLEX, a Kentucky TV station, fired host Matt Jones, who has been pondering a primary challenge to Amy McGrath, at the urging of her campaign manager.
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Riotlandia: Why Portland Has Become the Epicenter of Far-Right Violence
Police complicity and politicians’ inaction have allowed groups like the Proud Boys to stage violent spectacles again and again.
As Warren and Sanders Swiftly Condemned Israel for Barring Congresswomen, Pelosi and Biden Hesitated
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders were quick to criticize Israel for blocking Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden took more time.
Progressive Candidates Are Carving a Path to the Senate in 2020 — No Thanks to Chuck Schumer
If Democrats manage to seize the Senate and make Schumer the majority leader, it will be in large part due to the work of an organized left.
26-Year-Old Gun Violence Prevention Activist Is Taking on 26-Year Incumbent Rep. Bobby Rush
Robert Emmons is vying for the Chicago-area congressional seat that Bobby Rush was first elected to in 1992.
How Voice of America Persian Became a Trump Administration PR Machine
Journalists at the U.S. government-funded VOA Persian have been lashing out at people they deem unsupportive of President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
The Kochs Funded Third Way to Push Free Trade to Democrats, New Book Says
Koch Industries secretly financed a 2007 report by Third Way titled “Why Lou Dobbs is Winning” — to promote the free trade agenda to liberals.
Former Beto O’Rourke Organizers Rally Behind New Texas Senate Candidate
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez’s campaign wants to mobilize young voters and voters of color around progressive issues against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.
HBO's "Succession" Is a Masterful Demolition of the Absurdity and Cruelty of Our 1 Percent Overlords
“Succession” isn't directly about the Murdochs and Fox. It's about a class of super-wealthy individuals who are manifestly unfit to rule.
Denver's City Council, Led by Democratic Socialist, Stuns For-Profit Prison Operators by Nuking Contracts
It wasn’t about pulling money from the halfway houses but from “organizations that put kids in cages, run concentration camps,” said one council member.