Campaigns and Elections

Pennsylvania state House Rep. Sara Innamorato discuss a matter with her staff on February 22, 2019, in Pittsburgh.

Before 2024, Look to the States Before 2024, Look to the States

Local victories don’t often make national headlines, but they make real and tangible change possible.

May 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

Time to say goodbye to icy winters and frozen fingers! If enough young activists and organizers follow the US industrial base south, a far more powerful working-class movement is p...

May 23, 2023 / Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue

Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue Anti-Trans Legislation Is Becoming a National Security Issue

Bans on gender-affirming care are forcing some military families to seek compassionate reassignment.

May 23, 2023 / Colleen Hamilton

How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights

How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights

How the right’s school-themed extremism has triggered a nationwide backlash.

May 23, 2023 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire

Sen. Dianne Feinstein departs a Senate Judiciary Business Meeting.

The Democratic Party’s Dianne Feinstein Problem Has Become a Quagmire The Democratic Party’s Dianne Feinstein Problem Has Become a Quagmire

The senator’s refusal to retire has left her party with nothing but bad options.

May 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A view of Kremlin after the drone attack in Moscow, Russia on May 3, 2023. Kremlin reported that Ukraine attempted to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence with drones at night.

The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner The Line Between Support for Ukraine and War With Russia Just Gets Thinner

Recent Pentagon leaks reveal that the shadow war between Russia and the US over Ukraine is becoming more overt—and far more dangerous.

May 22, 2023 / James Bamford

Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report.

Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report. Is This the End of Russiagate? John Durham’s Dud Report.

From the “crime of the century" to one of Trump’s smallest scandals.

May 19, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Casey DeSantis, in the foreground, speaks holding a microphone while Ron DeSantis looks on. They are in front of a large banner reading

The Case Against Casey DeSantis. Really? The Case Against Casey DeSantis. Really?

The Florida governor is monster enough on his own. Now we’re supposed to blame it on his wife?

May 19, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks

The Man Who Called Breonna Taylor’s Killing “Justified” Could Be Kentucky’s Next Governor The Man Who Called Breonna Taylor’s Killing “Justified” Could Be Kentucky’s Next Governor

Attorney General Daniel Cameron sided with the police after Taylor’s death. Now, he’s the GOP’s gubernatorial nominee.

May 18, 2023 / John Nichols

Cherelle Parker speaks at a podium

Philadelphia’s Next Mayor Will Almost Certainly Be a Black Woman Philadelphia’s Next Mayor Will Almost Certainly Be a Black Woman

Yet, for all her claims to history, primary winner Cherelle Parker was the status quo candidate in a city where the status quo is badly broken.

May 18, 2023 / Gene Seymour

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