State and Local Elections

District Attorney Chesa Boudin Holds Campaign Rally On Recall Election Day

Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin Why California Voters Recalled Chesa Boudin

The ousting of the progressive San Francisco district attorney suggests that Democrats have failed to win the public with their messaging on criminal justice.

Jun 9, 2022 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed

Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed

In this reputedly progressive city, tech and real estate money has bankrolled a centrist backlash.

Jun 1, 2022 / Feature / Christopher D. Cook

Paul LePage Is Back!

Paul LePage Is Back! Paul LePage Is Back!

He called himself “Trump before Trump.” Now, he wants to stage a comeback.

May 31, 2022 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans

“Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans “Let Beto Speak”: Texans Desperately Need an Alternative to NRA Republicans

Beto O’Rourke interrupted the state’s gun apologists on Wednesday, showing he knows exactly how to run for governor of a state plagued by mass shootings.

May 27, 2022 / John Nichols

Two congresspeople sit next to each other during President Biden's State of the Union address.

The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer

For national Democrats counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House, the latest electoral maps, which pit progressives against each other in several districts, are ...

May 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be

Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be Summer Lee Is Exactly What a Democrat Should Be

A super PAC is smearing Lee as a threat to the Democratic Party as she campaigns to become the first Black woman to represent Pennsylvania in Congress.

May 13, 2022 / John Nichols

Ohio Voting Midterm Primary

At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati

While interest in electoral politics may be low among young people, many on the left are still fighting for change through other means.

May 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Black Flame Hunters

Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)

Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.

May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld

New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem

New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem

National Democrats were counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House. That’s now very much in doubt.

May 6, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality

Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality Meet the Poster Boy for the GOP’s Trumpian Cult of Personality

J.D. Vance was a loser. Now, he’s a nominee.

May 6, 2022 / John Nichols

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