Centrist Democrats Are Trying Hard to Lose the Midterms Centrist Democrats Are Trying Hard to Lose the Midterms
Wreckers like Haley Stevens are probably the GOP’s last hope of avoiding a wipeout on Tuesday.
Oct 30, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Is Leaving It All on the Field in the Final Days of the Midterms Bernie Sanders Is Leaving It All on the Field in the Final Days of the Midterms
The senator is mounting a relentless, urgent campaign to stop Trump, elect progressives, and transform US politics.
Oct 30, 2026 / John Nichols
New Yorkers Take to the Streets New Yorkers Take to the Streets
No Kings demonstration, Washington Heights, New York City, October 17, 2026.
Oct 30, 2026 / OppArt / Gwendolen Cates
There Is No Moral Margin for Error on Tuesday There Is No Moral Margin for Error on Tuesday
It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for voters to turn things around for American democracy.
Oct 30, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Will the Progressive Insurgency in NY-17 Oust MAGA Loyalist Mike Lawler? Will the Progressive Insurgency in NY-17 Oust MAGA Loyalist Mike Lawler?
Local progressive groups have turned out a huge ground game to support Democratic nominee Cait Conley, despite her centrist leanings.
Oct 30, 2026 / Joan Walsh
How the Serbian Student Movement Is a Victory for Organizing Power How the Serbian Student Movement Is a Victory for Organizing Power
In Serbia, the students may have discovered a formula for rescuing democracy through nonviolence and commitment to collectivism. Students everywhere should take note.
Oct 30, 2026 / Ivana Nikolić Hughes
Massachusetts May Be the First State to Repeal Recreational Weed Massachusetts May Be the First State to Repeal Recreational Weed
It’s not only weed at stake. The whole legal apparatus that supports social equity marijuana businesses would disappear if ballot question 8 passes.
Oct 30, 2026 / StudentNation / Genevieve Morrison
Vote Like Your Life Depends on It Vote Like Your Life Depends on It
Because it does. The midterm elections are November 3, 2026, with control of the Senate and House at stake. Every vote matters.
Oct 29, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
How the Midterms Will Test Our Desire for Real Accountability How the Midterms Will Test Our Desire for Real Accountability
Sure, a Democratic win next Tuesday would be a relief—but we still need to repudiate all facets of MAGA authoritarianism.
Oct 29, 2026 / David Faris
Billionaires or Democracy Billionaires or Democracy
California is the test.
Oct 29, 2026 / John Bonifaz and Christina Livingston