EMILY's List Backs Letitia James, Andrew Cuomo's Candidate for New York Attorney General
The move is unusual for the women’s group, which tends to shy away from races with more than one viable woman in the primary.
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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Koch-Backed Think Tank Finds That “Medicare for All” Would Cut Health Care Spending and Raise Wages. Whoops.
A Koch brothers-backed economist makes a $3 trillion error, but still finds that “Medicare for All” reduces costs and boosts wages.
Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan Is Telling People He Will Run for President in 2020, Hoping to Win “Yoga Vote”
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A New Corporate Lobbying Firm Is Taking Identity Politics Seriously
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Cynthia Nixon and Four Other Progressives Receive Backing of Group That Helped Propel Ocasio-Cortez to Victory
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Zephyr Teachout Leads New York Attorney General Pack in Small-Donor Fundraising
Zephyr Teachout’s small-dollar fundraising surged past her opponent Tish James in the first reporting period of the New York state attorney general’s race.
Ocasio-Cortez Floats a “Sub-Caucus” of Progressives Willing to Vote Together as a Bloc
If persuasion doesn’t work, and the CPC isn’t maximizing its influence, Ocasio-Cortez has made clear that she is aware of the tools at her disposal.
Ro Khanna Says He’ll Rally Support for Barbara Lee if She Makes Bid for Democratic Leadership
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The Team That Helped Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Its Next Mission: Lifting Kerri Harris Over Sen. Tom Carper
Tom Carper has been a statewide elected official in Delaware for more than 40 years. Could Kerri Harris, with the support of Ocasio-Cortez and her team, bring him down?
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Chuck Schumer Warns Senate Democrats: Fight Brett Kavanaugh or Pay the Price From the Base
The Senate minority leader said Democrats must put up a strong fight against Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee.