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Candidates who ran on slashing Medicare and Social Security lost big in November. But that doesn’t stop Pete Peterson from pushing the fantasy that voters’ biggest concern is the deficit.

It’s time to harness data.

Voter suppression efforts in Virginia and Florida have galvinated activists to fight harder to protect--and expand--the vote in 2016.

I refused to run a negative campaign for New York City Council, focusing instead on community and democratic empowerment.

The formerly Grand Old Party’s cosmetic changes won’t win them the next election.

Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.

Meet the man who could be New York’s first transgender City Council member.

The former Salt Lake City mayor is mounting an unlikely protest against American plutocracy.

Lukewarm endorsements and lackluster enthusiasm are making Romney's November odds look slimmer than ever.

The crushing recall loss shows that labor must find better ways to defend itself in the electoral arena.