Colorado Democrats Took On the Oil and Gas Industry. Now the Recalls are Starting.
The first target is Rep. Rochelle Galindo, a gay woman of color.
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Spanish Socialists Running for Re-election Sunday on a "Green New Deal de España"
The Spanish Socialist Party and Podemos are on the cusp of a governing coalition: “We cannot have sectoral environmental and social agendas.”
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What Joe Biden’s (Non-)Apology to Anita Hill Reveals About Him
Joe Biden’s ill-conceived outreach to Anita Hill revealed his inability to take responsibility and challenge patriarchal abuse.
DCCC Defense of Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Democrat Sparks Pushback
“Dan Lipinski needs to go and Marie came within 1,600 votes of defeating him with progressive support in 2018.”
Washington Becomes First State to Approve Publicly Funded Long-Term Care
The measure is hailed as a monumental achievement for advocates working nationally to tackle the rising and formidable costs of care work and old age.
PhRMA Is Funding a Democratic Think Tank Trying to Derail Medicare for All
PhRMA’s contributions to the Third Way Foundation peaked in 2016 when Bernie Sanders first put Medicare for All on the map.
Joe Biden Launches Presidential Bid With Fundraiser Filled With Corporate Lobbyists and GOP Donors
Joe Biden, like other Democratic candidates, pledged not to take lobbyist money, but his first fundraiser will be rife with cash from corporate interests.
Young Democrats at 40 College Campuses Call for Boycott of the DCCC
Led by the Harvard College Democrats, students are protesting the DCCC’s policy of blacklisting consultants who work with primary challengers.
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Being Rupert Murdoch: How the Founder of Fox News Spreads His Brand of Destruction
“Ink,” a play about Rupert Murdoch, reveals his tactic of disruption by proxy. He lurks in the background as his employees spread far-right ideas.
The “Shelby Mafia” Is Muscling Through a Major New Bank Merger
Sen. Richard Shelby has managed to stock key positions with loyalists across industry and government.