What Kind of Resistance? The Battle for New York Attorney General Opens Up a Rift
Will big money swamp the New York attorney general race, or are Democrats looking to shake things up?
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Andrew Cuomo Keeps Hiring Republicans
The New York governor handed the upper chamber over to Republicans, and hired their staffers in return.
Real Estate Tycoon Dumps Money Into Super PAC to Stop Zephyr Teachout’s Bid for New York Attorney General
A real estate tycoon is threatened by Zephyr Teachout’s attorney general bid. His company is dropping $100,000 into attack ads against her.
Establishment Democrats Are Pouring Millions Into Rhode Island to Save an Unpopular Governor From an Insurgent Challenge
Money that could be helping Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum, or Ben Jealous is instead going to a former banker in Rhode Island.
Sean Patrick Maloney Calls Zephyr Teachout “Unhinged” for Accurately Describing His Voting Record
Zephyr Teachout pointed to Sean Patrick Maloney’s public record. His response was unhinged.
Is Nationalization an Answer to Climate Change?
Market solutions have been tried. There's now a new push to simply take over extractive industries and clean them up.
Anonymous Op-ed From Trump’s White House Shows the Dangers of America’s Imperial Presidency
Anonymous White House officials are demonstrating that the decadent rot in U.S. society goes a thousand times deeper than Trump himself.
Underdog Criminal Justice Reformer Rachael Rollins Wins District Attorney Primary in Boston’s Suffolk County
In Boston’s Suffolk County, an underdog won a race to be the top prosecutor by promising to do a lot less prosecuting.
Kerri Harris Got More Votes Than She Thought She Needed, But It Wasn’t Enough
Insurgent candidate Kerri Harris fell short in her long-shot bid to unseat Tom Carper.
Trump Shows Reporters an Article Praising Him, Then Lies About What It Says
Donald Trump's latest attack on the “the dishonest media” featured him inventing quotes as he read aloud from an article praising him.