Socialists on Chicago City Council Fight for Affordable Housing, Immigrant Rights
Democratic socialists now make up 12 percent of the City Council, the highest number that any major American city has seen in more than a century.
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Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and It's With Her Own Party's Future
It is time for liberals and leftists who lambast Mitch McConnell to admit to themselves that the hippie-punching Pelosi has become a Trump enabler too.
Justice Department Says 2020 Census Fight Might Not Be Over, Following President's Tweet
A federal judge gave government lawyers two days to make sense of the president's baffling tweet on the effort to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census.
Will Bernie Sanders Stick With a Carbon Tax In His Push For a Green New Deal?
Sanders is a longtime proponent of taxing the country’s worst polluters, but he’s said very little about a carbon tax on the 2020 campaign trail.
2020 Census Form Will Not Include Citizenship Question, Trump Administration Says
The Trump administration admitted defeat, confirming that the 2020 U.S. census will not include a question asking if residents are U.S. citizens.
Democratic Governor Considering Signing Major GOP Voter Suppression Legislation in Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf is weighing whether to sign SB 48, a GOP bill that would ban straight-ticket voting and give Donald Trump an edge in 2020.
The War on Immigrants
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Democrats Reject "Staged" Tour of Migrant Detention Facilities
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez resisted efforts by Customs and Border Protection officials to limit her access to migrants detained in El Paso, Texas.
How Lobbyists and Insiders Could Override Voters to Choose the Democratic Presidential Nominee
The new superdelegate rules, combined with a crowded field and early elections, could lead to a brokered convention in 2020.
How James Murdoch Uses Philanthropy to Distance Himself From the Taint of Fox News
The son of Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch quietly donates to liberal causes but offers no apologies for what he and his family have done.
Latinx Voters Will Be a Core 2020 Voting Bloc. Are Democrats Paying Enough Attention?
Latinos are projected to account for more than 13 percent of eligible voters in 2020 — slightly more than the share of black voters.