The Left

Stacey Abrams Early Voting

Can Record-Breaking Early Voting Overcome Voter Suppression in Georgia? Can Record-Breaking Early Voting Overcome Voter Suppression in Georgia?

A huge voter-turnout effort could carry Stacey Abrams to victory.

Oct 29, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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A Call for Solidarity in the Face of Hate A Call for Solidarity in the Face of Hate

When so many groups are under attack, a collective response is the only response. 

Oct 29, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Chloe Maxmin

What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left

Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.

Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

Temer protest

Brazil’s Northeastern Resistance Brazil’s Northeastern Resistance

Brazil’s northeast overwhelmingly rejected Bolsonaro’s far-right agenda; now leftists worry that they aren’t welcome in their own country.

Oct 26, 2018 / Kaspar Loftin

Christine Hallquist

Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband? Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband?

Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.

Oct 26, 2018 / Evan Malmgren

Elizabeth Warren Walking Waving

If You Build a Left Movement, the Candidates Will Come If You Build a Left Movement, the Candidates Will Come

The “what” and “why” of politics are more urgent than the “who.”

Oct 26, 2018 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

Oskar Lafontaine and Sahra Wagenknecht

Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses? Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses?

This new left formation is trying to win back the blue-collar and middle-class voters who have drifted into the far right’s camp.

Oct 25, 2018 / Paul Hockenos

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Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad

The release of her DNA test might not have been the best idea, but it shouldn’t be disqualifying.

Oct 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism? The Abolition of Nuclear Abolitionism?

President Trump’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty nullifies a historic precedent.

Oct 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Voting ballot box

The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018 The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018

Amid the din of election activity, don’t forget the power and potential of the ballot initiative.

Oct 24, 2018 / Simon Davis-Cohen

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