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Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue Letters From the December 3-10, 2018, Issue

This is what heroism looks like… Lost in translation… Humph!…

Nov 8, 2018 / Our Readers

Saul Alinsky

Rereading Alinsky in Baltimore Rereading Alinsky in Baltimore

Why broad-based organizing still matters in an age of hashtag activism.

Nov 8, 2018 / Nick Bowlin

Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

Chronicle of Deaths Foretold Chronicle of Deaths Foretold

Trump’s hateful rhetoric encourages mass violence.

Nov 8, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Blue Wave by Any Measure

Blue Wave by Any Measure Blue Wave by Any Measure

Given all the Republican voter suppression, winning Congress was a landslide.

Nov 8, 2018 / OppArt / India Tresselt

democrats celebrate in Minnesota

A Blue Wave for Progressives and Women—With Some Heartbreakers A Blue Wave for Progressives and Women—With Some Heartbreakers

John Nichols and Joan Walsh on the Midterms, plus Andy Robinson on Brazil.

Nov 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley

A New Generation of Activists Is in the House A New Generation of Activists Is in the House

And they beat the GOP in the only truly national competition this fall.

Nov 7, 2018 / John Nichols

Demonstrators hold up protest signs in front of the United States Capitol

Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That Wasn’t A Blue Wave Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That Wasn’t A Blue Wave

If Democrats enjoyed the same structural advantages as Republicans, Tuesday’s vote would have been a tsunami.

Nov 7, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Sharice Davids victory

Last Night, the Feminist Insurgency Hit the Polls—and Now It’s Headed to Congress Last Night, the Feminist Insurgency Hit the Polls—and Now It’s Headed to Congress

Women candidates won big—and a larger proportion of women voters went more Democratic than in any midterms before.

Nov 7, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall

Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall Where the Blue Wave Hit a Red Wall

Progressives picked up some sweet victories, but Election Day also brought some sobering lessons.

Nov 7, 2018 / D.D. Guttenplan

Ilhan Omar win

The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow The 2018 Election: A Blue Wave With a Harsh Red Undertow

The midterms revealed a country still divided, but a string of noteworthy progressive victories provides a road map for a more perfect union.

Nov 7, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage

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