Campaigns and Elections

It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland

It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland

“We'll never go back,” say activists, as a vote to repeal the ban on abortion wins by an overwhelming margins.

May 27, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

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Breaking a Promise, Tom Perez Puts His Thumb on the Scale for Andrew Cuomo Breaking a Promise, Tom Perez Puts His Thumb on the Scale for Andrew Cuomo

By abandoning a commitment to strict neutrality and endorsing in a key race, the DNC chair undermines confidence in the Democratic Party.

May 25, 2018 / John Nichols

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Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts

McCarthyism and firsthand recollections of Soviet surveillance practices.

May 23, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

What the Left Can Learn from Losing in Texas

What the Left Can Learn from Losing in Texas What the Left Can Learn from Losing in Texas

Progressive insurgents lost to establishment picks in Texas’s runoffs. What does this tell us?

May 23, 2018 / D.D. Guttenplan

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Andrew Cuomo’s Attempt to Divide the Working Families Party Failed Andrew Cuomo’s Attempt to Divide the Working Families Party Failed

Instead of picking either Tish James or Zephyr Teachout, both longtime allies, the WFP signaled support for both candidates.

May 23, 2018 / John Nichols

Stacey Abrams Makes History

Stacey Abrams Makes History Stacey Abrams Makes History

Meanwhile, it’s yet another good night for women in Democratic primaries across the country.

May 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Stacey Abrams Georgia governor's race

The Revolutionary Implications of Stacey Abrams’s Victory The Revolutionary Implications of Stacey Abrams’s Victory

Her campaign bet on expanding the electorate, especially people of color and progressive whites. They won big.

May 22, 2018 / Steve Phillips

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The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents The Democratic Wave Won’t Crest Without Progressive Insurgents

The progressive base of the Democratic Party is revolting against the centrist, big-money politics that have proved so ruinous.

May 22, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Socialism Is on a Winning Streak

Socialism Is on a Winning Streak Socialism Is on a Winning Streak

Four candidates backed by Democratic Socialists of America won Pennsylvania primaries Tuesday, and come November they could all be legislators.

May 18, 2018 / John Nichols

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Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War? Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?

A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.

May 16, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

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