The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs The California Recall Election Is Up for Grabs
The state of American democracy, from the division of power between parties to the integrity of elections, hangs in the balance.
Sep 10, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Texas Is the New Republican Template Texas Is the New Republican Template
What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.
Sep 8, 2021 / John Nichols
Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie
After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.
Sep 2, 2021 / John Nichols
As California Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, Court Rulings Change the Landscape As California Gubernatorial Candidates Debate, Court Rulings Change the Landscape
Amid an entrenchment of Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols and a rejection of gig economy exploitation, the recall election builds momentum.
Aug 27, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
These Progressive Candidates Want to Transform LA in 2022 These Progressive Candidates Want to Transform LA in 2022
While the pandemic has made grassroots campaigning more difficult, many candidates see this moment as an opportunity.
Aug 27, 2021 / StudentNation / Joaquin Romero
Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke
Nominating the foul-mouthed former Chicago mayor is an insult to Japan—and a clear indication that Black lives don’t really matter.
Aug 24, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage
Red Heat in a Blue State Red Heat in a Blue State
The Delta variant, the Taliban’s ascendancy, and a surge of wildfires in California threaten to derail Gavin Newsom’s prospects in the coming recall election.
Aug 20, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky
West Virginia Activists Are Coming for Joe Manchin West Virginia Activists Are Coming for Joe Manchin
The senator dared progressives to vote him out. They’re taking him up on it.
Aug 17, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich Ron Johnson Does the Bidding of the Ultra-Rich
A new study reveals that Johnson’s “principled” stand for tax reform may enrich two of his campaign donors by half a billion dollars.
Aug 16, 2021 / John Nichols
California’s Recall Election Could Be a National Disaster California’s Recall Election Could Be a National Disaster
In a state with 40 million people, it’s entirely conceivable that a new governor could be “elected” with fewer than 2 million votes.
Aug 13, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky