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Populist challenger Andrew Romanoff would ordinarily be expected to win Colorado's US Senate Democratic primary. But incumbent Michael Bennet is backed by an overflowing campaign war chest—and an endorsement by Barack Obama.

After May 18's primaries, it's clear: despite all the Tea Party talk, there's as much turbulence among Democrats as Republicans.
 

Count me as one lefty liberal who is not the least bit unhappy with Rand Paul's victory in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary.

Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on a panel to discuss the anti-incumbency mood in Congress that has unseated corporate interests over the interests of working people.

In the past month, momentum on healthcare reform has unmistakably shifted as progressives have taken to the streets, the Internet and the halls of Congress to push for a bold plan.

Yes, primaries can be divisive and expensive. But the Democratic Party is usually at its best when it trusts grassroots activists and voters to make choices.

Security guards in Philadelphia face an uphill battle to unionize with the Employee Free Choice Act stalled in Congress.

The Netroots Nation conference pulls in big Democratic names and spawns arguments in unlikely places.

From the annual Netroots Nation conference, The Nation's Ari Melber and Pennsylvania blogger Susie Madrak moderate the first forum between the two candidates.

It's time to abolish this undemocratic holdover from the days of slavery and segregation.