Campaigns and Elections

A Huge Win for Organized Labor in Missouri

A Huge Win for Organized Labor in Missouri A Huge Win for Organized Labor in Missouri

Unions just upset the calculus of the Koch brothers and their corporate allies by winning a landslide victory for labor rights.

Aug 8, 2018 / John Nichols

US census 2010 letter

Today Is the Deadline to Save the Census Today Is the Deadline to Save the Census

You can also support the #ShutDownGEO protests and confront your senators to demand they reject Brett Kavanaugh.

Aug 7, 2018 / NationAction

Kurt Cobain at the Roxy

The Kurt Cobain Donald Trump Hoax The Kurt Cobain Donald Trump Hoax

The Nirvana front man did not predict Donald Trump—in fact, he would have hated the man.

Aug 7, 2018 / Danny Goldberg

USPS Trucks

Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service Trump’s Privatization Plan Would Destroy the Postal Service

The Postal Service embodies the vital role that public institutions can play in advancing the common good.

Aug 7, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

UAW members outside the Nissan plant

A ‘Summer of Workers’ Win in Missouri Could Be a Pivot Point for American Labor A ‘Summer of Workers’ Win in Missouri Could Be a Pivot Point for American Labor

Unions are fighting to overturn a so-called “right-to-work” law. If they win, it will be a huge victory for working Americans.

Aug 6, 2018 / John Nichols

State Elections Ohio

What Democrats Need to Know About Moderate Republicans What Democrats Need to Know About Moderate Republicans

There aren’t enough of them to provide the margin of victory this November.

Aug 6, 2018 / Steve Phillips

A picture of Abdul El-Sayed during a debate

‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed ‘We’ve Got to Stop Apologizing for What We Believe In’: A Q&A With Abdul El-Sayed

The Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan discusses the viability of progressive politics in the Midwest.

Aug 3, 2018 / Q&A / Joseph Hogan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan Abdul El-Sayed for Governor of Michigan

With Ben Jealous in Maryland and Stacey Abrams in Georgia, El-Sayed can lead a progressive revival in the states.

Aug 3, 2018 / The Nation

Elderly woman walks past a mural celebrating Bolivian president Evo Morales

How Evo Morales Stays in Power How Evo Morales Stays in Power

Given the return of a neoliberal right across the region, Morales sees himself as Bolivia’s best defense against the counterrevolutionary trend in Latin America.

Aug 3, 2018 / Hervé Do Alto

Wesley Bell St. Louis Prosecutor Candidate

Will Justice Ever Come to Ferguson, Missouri? Will Justice Ever Come to Ferguson, Missouri?

A Q&A with Wesley Bell, who is pitching himself as the criminal-justice reformer St. Louis County needs.

Aug 2, 2018 / Jessica Pishko

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