Election 2020
Election 2020: The Day After
A conversation with The Intercept’s Ryan Grim, The Hill’s Krystal Ball, Akela Lacy reporting from Philadelphia, and George Chidi in Atlanta.
Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim is co-founder of Drop Site News and the host of the podcast Deconstructed. He was previously D.C. Bureau Chief for The Intercept and the Washington bureau chief for HuffPost, where he led a team that was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and won once. He edited and contributed reporting to groundbreaking investigative project on heroin treatment that not only changed federal and state laws, but also shifted the culture of the recovery industry. The story, by Jason Cherkis, was a Pulitzer finalist and won a Polk Award.
He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a co-host of the show Counter Points. He is the author of the books “We’ve Got People” (2019) and “This Is Your Country on Drugs” (2009). His third book, published in December 2023, is “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a co-host of the show Counter Points. He is the author of the books “We’ve Got People” (2019) and “This Is Your Country on Drugs” (2009). His third book, published in December 2023, is “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
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Election 2020
Democrats Underperformed Among Voters of Color — Except in Arizona. Here’s Why.
Even as Democrats ran up big numbers among suburban and college-educated voters, their support among voters of color eroded.
How Hunter Biden Stumped the Media
Each time Trump attempts to pop a kernel of truth into something tastier, he winds up burning it.
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Progressive Challengers Could Shatter a Washington Narrative on Tuesday
With most attention on the presidential race, a number of Democratic House candidates are hoping to flip red seats and disprove a 2018 theory.
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QAnon and a Rape Joke Spell Trouble for Republican Congressman in Florida
Rep. Brian Mast has apologized for his jokes, but they could cause him to lose votes to a QAnon-associated independent candidate.
Congressional Progressives Are Revamping Their Caucus With an Eye Toward 2021
With nearly 100 members, the CPC’s large size and loose requirements have been an obstacle to its ability to be a cohesive force.
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Pennsylvania's Democratic Party Isn't Ready For This Fight, but Its People Might Be
A constellation of grassroots progressive organizations in the Lehigh Valley is hoping to fill the gap left by the Democratic Party.
Want to Know About Google's Anti-Competitive Behavior? Just Ask Yelp.
"The A-word is like the only thing that Google respects," said Luther Lowe, senior vice president for public policy at Yelp.
Amy Coney Barrett’s Take on Voting Rights Act Exposes Her Entire Legal Philosophy as a Lie
Barrett claims to defer to the original meaning of statutes, but when it comes to the Voting Rights Act, that deference is out the window.
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The DCCC Is Stepping Up for Two Left Candidates While Progressive Groups Step Back
Kara Eastman and Dana Balter are giving the left a chance to show that it can win swing districts. But progressive organizations are playing a minimal role.