State and Local Elections

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Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA

Will Los Angeles become Trumpism’s last stand? If the growing and deepening movement resisting the city’s occupation is any indication, si se puede!

Jun 12, 2025 / Bill Gallegos

Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, speaks to the media and supporters after exiting the courthouse on May 15, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.

“They Targeted Me”: Mayor Ras Baraka Speaks About His Arrest and Wanting to Lead New Jersey “They Targeted Me”: Mayor Ras Baraka Speaks About His Arrest and Wanting to Lead New Jersey

The mayor of Newark, who was recently arrested by ICE agents at a detention facility, discusses his race to become the governor of New Jersey.

Jun 9, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Zohran Mamdani arrives at the NBC studios to participate in a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York.

Zohran Mamdani Is Surging at Just the Right Time Zohran Mamdani Is Surging at Just the Right Time

By running a campaign in the La Guardia tradition, the insurgent New York mayoral candidate is closing the gap with Andrew Cuomo—and winning support from AOC.

Jun 6, 2025 / John Nichols

State Senator Robert Jackson holds a campaign flyer supporting Working Families Party mayoral candidates during a rally in Brooklyn, New York.

I’m Very Glad That New York Has Ranked-Choice Voting I’m Very Glad That New York Has Ranked-Choice Voting

I can vote for two candidates—Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander—who’ve made climate a cornerstone of their campaigns, with real hopes that one or the other will prevail.

Jun 3, 2025 / Bill McKibben

Activists outside the office of US Representative Jeff Hurd (R-CO) in response to proposed cuts to Medicaid, on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation

Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.

May 30, 2025 / Erica Etelson

Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander at the United Federation of Teachers’ New York City Mayoral Forum in 2025.

“The Nation” Endorses Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander in the New York City Democratic Primary “The Nation” Endorses Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander in the New York City Democratic Primary

New Yorkers deserve better than Andrew Cuomo.

May 30, 2025 / The Nation

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The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts

The Trump administration’s funding cuts and attacks on public education are just the beginning.

May 29, 2025 / Jack Schneider and Jennifer C. Berkshire

Larry Krasner after winning the Democratic primary for Philadelphia District Attorney on May 20, 2025.

They F’ed Around With Philly DA Larry Krasner... and Found Out They F’ed Around With Philly DA Larry Krasner... and Found Out

Philadelphia’s progressive DA stood up to Trump, and to compromising Democrats. He just won his reelection primary by a 2–1 margin.

May 23, 2025 / John Nichols

Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, speaks at the “Win With Workers” Rally and Press Conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.

A Huge Democratic Victory in Omaha Offers a Lesson for the Party A Huge Democratic Victory in Omaha Offers a Lesson for the Party

The Nebraska city swung by 43 points to elect John Ewing Jr. Democrats should study the model he embraced.

May 22, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ken Martin, then the chair of the Minnesota DFL party and now the chair of the DNC, introduces Amy Klobuchar to an election watch party in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 5, 2024.

Democrats Are Overperforming in 2025 Thanks to Trump and a Fresh Focus on Grassroots Organizing Democrats Are Overperforming in 2025 Thanks to Trump and a Fresh Focus on Grassroots Organizing

More than 16,000 volunteers are already in the field, creating what DNC chair Ken Martin describes as an unprecedented organizing infrastructure for a non-presidential year.

May 20, 2025 / John Nichols

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