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April 15, 2022
Brian Benjamin’s Resignation Is a Gift to New York Progressives
With New York’s lieutenant governor out of action, the path to power for veteran activist Ana María Archila just got a lot easier. But only if supporters can raise the funds that will allow her to compete effectively.
Ross Barkan
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April 14, 2022
The Herschel Walker Senate Campaign Is an Insult to Black People
Georgia Republicans have embraced Walker because they think any old Black person will do when it comes to their cynical strategy for defeating Raphael Warnock.
Elie Mystal
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April 8, 2022
Did Ranked-Choice Voting Make It Easier for 2 Republicans to Back Ketanji Brown Jackson?
There is a good case to be made that the election systems in Alaska and Maine made it easier for Murkowski and Collins to show support for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.
John Nichols
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April 5, 2022
Kathy Hochul Is the Un-Cuomo
New York’s accidental governor has a centrist past, but many progressives say we shouldn’t give up on her just yet.
Joan Walsh
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April 5, 2022
Letters From the April 18/25, 2022, Issue
Sequim for the win… Miscarriages of justice (web only)… The right to communicate (web only)…
Our Readers, Tom Gogola and Michelle Chen
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March 24, 2022
Reefer Reparations in the New New Amsterdam
Marijuana legalization in California saw the market dominated by corporations and bureaucracy. New York State’s focus on equity offers the possibility of another way.
Tom Gogola
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March 15, 2022
New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition
Though the role has little power, in recent years the state’s governors-in-waiting have often moved up. Can Ana María Archila make the road from activist to statewide office?
Ross Barkan
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March 15, 2022
How Progressives Won the School Culture War—in New Hampshire!
An upset victory last week in a red state suggests that the Republican Party’s game plan for attacking public education may not be a winning strategy.
Jennifer C. Berkshire
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March 14, 2022
And the Winner of a Safe Seat in Congress Is… Elise Stefanik!
Donald Trump’s upstate cheerleader turns out to be one of the chief beneficiaries of New York State’s congressional redistricting.
Tom Gogola
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March 9, 2022
Are Latino Voters Actually Fleeing the Democratic Party?
In Texas, unapologetically progressive Latinx candidates saw victories across the state, contradicting the claims of an exodus from the Democratic Party.
Steve Phillips