Under Biden’s Proposal, We’ll Have a Gerrymandered Presidential Primary Under Biden’s Proposal, We’ll Have a Gerrymandered Presidential Primary
In a time when Democrats are losing Latino voters, Biden’s administration has come up with a plan that only diminishes their influence.
Dec 8, 2022 / Jeff Weaver
Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC strike Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff and Nelson Lichtenstein on the UC strike
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, discussions on what the Georgia runoff results mean for Democrats and on the impact of the largest strike in the country this yea...
Dec 8, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Warnock Wins, but Jim Crow and Liberal Self-Sabotage Are Still Alive in Georgia Warnock Wins, but Jim Crow and Liberal Self-Sabotage Are Still Alive in Georgia
And the coalition that helped defeat the GOP is fractured and needs attention.
Dec 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Sarah Palin Is a Faux Populist. Alaskans Chose the Authentic One. Sarah Palin Is a Faux Populist. Alaskans Chose the Authentic One.
Voters saw that Palin was in it for herself, while Democrat Mary Peltola was the real deal.
Dec 6, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers Time to Turn Up the Pressure on the University of California Decision-Makers
A union member’s view of the biggest strike in the country.
Dec 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jane McAlevey
Georgia Democrats Are Going Into Overdrive to Reelect Raphael Warnock Georgia Democrats Are Going Into Overdrive to Reelect Raphael Warnock
And GOP opponent Herschel Walker is giving them a hand. But don’t ignore the way voter suppression made this harder.
Dec 5, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets? Will LA’s New Mayor Karen Bass Reset the City’s Labor and Housing Markets?
Or will her administration stand by as a series of high-profile sporting events turn the city into Doha on the Pacific?
Dec 2, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers On the Wrong Track: Why Biden Abandoned Rail Workers
The White House has leveraged the power of Congress to ratify the bargaining terms that management wanted. This outcome is as depressing as it is predictable.
Dec 2, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Cities and States Are Acting Fast to Blunt the Impact of “Dobbs” Cities and States Are Acting Fast to Blunt the Impact of “Dobbs”
In the first three months since the fall of Roe, there has been a record-setting flurry of legislation at the state and local level to promote abortion access.
Dec 1, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power? Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?
Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?
Dec 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves