Campaigns and Elections

Former US president Donald Trump announces his 2024 run for the presidency at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump’s Sore-Loserism Knows No Bounds Trump’s Sore-Loserism Knows No Bounds

The president’s dismissal of 2020 results, and his demand that the election be redone, are entirely at odds with the intent of the founders.

Dec 8, 2022 / John Nichols

Joe Biden talks in Illinois

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 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

Raphael Warnock with his family at his victory party

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

Election 2022 House Alaska

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

Barack Obama smiling and speaking at an Atlanta rally in support of Senator Raphael Warnock.

Barack Obama’s Politics 101: Ridiculing Republicans Works Barack Obama’s Politics 101: Ridiculing Republicans Works

The former president is still the ablest campaigner the Democrats have, as his takedown of Herschel Walker’s vampire-vs.-werewolf rumination proved.

Dec 6, 2022 / John Nichols

A PhD student with a megaphone leads a picket.

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 voters waiting in a long line

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

Kanye West in California

Kanye West, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Mainstreaming of Nazism Kanye West, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and the Mainstreaming of Nazism

MAGA and cowardly Republicans are whitewashing Hitler fans.

Dec 2, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Many Confessions of Sam Bankman-Fried

The Many Confessions of Sam Bankman-Fried The Many Confessions of Sam Bankman-Fried

The former crypto CEO can’t stop explaining himself.

Dec 2, 2022 / Jacob Silverman

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