When Cat Brooks casts her vote for president in about 80 days, the Oakland, California-based organizer and former Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed candidate for mayor
Forget the balloon-drops, backslapping and cheering crowds: This year’s Democratic National Convention, beginning Monday, will be an almost entirely virtual event, as the party faithful
Getty Senator Kamala Harris has advocated for $2,000 per month in stimulus money for Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Some American families will receive retroactive
Joe Biden is running a campaign of restoration. The presumptive Democratic nominee never tires of saying he wants to “restore the soul of the nation,” or
On July 30, the Democratic National Convention’s Rules Committee voted unanimously to keep in place the small-d democratic reforms that grew out of the 2016
Bill Mitchell, host of the YouTube show “YourVoice America” and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, has had his account permanently suspended by Twitter. His
One of the most highly-anticipated moments of the Democratic Convention will come Monday, when Michelle ObamaMichelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaTrump to counter DNC with travel to
When Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his choice for a running mate earlier this week, the mainstream business press was unanimous as to what
The 2020 presidential election is not turning out how progressives imagined now that their favorite candidates, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I‑Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D‑Ma.), have
Shortly after presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, Snopes readers asked us to verify
Chris WallaceChristopher (Chris) WallaceChris Wallace: Kamala Harris ‘not far to the left despite what Republicans are gonna try to say’ Mnuchin: Democrats will ‘have a
Sen. Kamala Harris has made history as the first Black woman to be selected for a major political party presidential ticket — but she’s also
This summer, three of the House’s most left-wing members — Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) — all faced primary challenges. Tlaib’s seat
Now that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has officially announced former presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D‑Calif.) as his running mate, the only surprising
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has selected California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate in the race for the
In 2016, Hillary Clinton tapped Tim Kaine to be her vice president. In 2008, Barack Obama chose Joe Biden. In 2004, John Kerry named John
If Biden’s VP pick Kamala Harris is a “weather vane,” then it’s up to progressives to change the weather. It’s up to those of us
The Democratic National Convention announced Tuesday it will feature speeches from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former first couple Michelle and Barack Obama and former first couple Bill
The familiar alphabet-soup of job programs launched by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s addressed the challenges and desperation of the times. With unemployment
Hispanic voters will comprise 13% of the electorate this year—the largest nonwhite demographic group of eligible voters. Mijente’s “Fuera Trump” campaign aims to mobilize them
Sens. Ed MarkeyEdward (Ed) John MarkeySanders offers bill to tax billionaires’ wealth gains during pandemic Senate Democrats demand answers on migrant child trafficking during pandemic
The anti-communist fervor and McCarthyist repression that swept the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s drastically changed the course of labor history.
Two years ago, as Serbia’s (increasingly authoritarian) “reformed” ultranationalist president gave warm praise to the war criminal who once led the country to disaster, I
At a congressional hearing last week focused on antitrust issues, Mark Zuckerberg repeated his admonition that he does not want Facebook to act as a
The coronavirus pandemic may be a time of uncertainty, but the Right’s reaction to it has been all-too-predictable. Despite a considerable body of scientific research
Trump, speaking at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, had claimed again that he is the one who got the Veterans Choice program passed —
Former national security adviser Susan Rice, reportedly one of two finalists in Joe Biden’s vice presidential search, had millions invested in fossil fuels and energy
There would be far more elected officials like Jamaal Bowman and AOC, if New York complied with the new Party reforms. The 39 state party
In the run-up to World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt enlisted the entire US economy in an effort to scale up production of war
A campaign built on nostalgia is no comfort for those who are not at all nostalgic for the Obama administration. The Biden campaign’s throwback plan
For leftists and progressively minded Democrats still reeling from Bernie Sanders’s defeat, this week’s elections were very welcome news indeed. In what can only be
Bernie Sanders supporters have pushed for progressive priorities in the platform, but the Barack Obama wing of the Democratic establishment is still in the driver’s
Alex Wong/Getty Images A new bill in the Senate would curtail the use of facial recognition by private companies, requiring them to obtain people’s consent
Washington state’s August 4 primaries aren’t flashy. In fact, they’ve gotten virtually no coverage in the national press. Yet a close look at three of
Trump slammed for ‘obscene’ boasts about the stock market as millions of Americans suffer – Alternet.org RED SPLASH
Commentary Everybody knows, and some people will even admit, that the next president of the United States will not be Joe Biden. This is true
The Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) flat-out rejection of anti-Israel language in the final version of its 2020 platform demonstrates that progressives should not be so
On May 28, David Shor, a political data analyst, sent a controversial tweet. Soon after George Floyd’s death, alongside peaceful mass protests there was a
The revelation of a campaign that seeks to persuade leftist Americans to park their progressive reservations about Joe Biden and vote for him in an
In the wake of Labor’s branch-stacking scandal in Victoria, attention has turned once more to the organized factions within the Australian Labor Party (ALP). While
Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisPolice investigating fire at Arizona Democratic Party headquarters Biden says Whitmer still in contention for VP pick Poll: Harris, Warren top
We’ll be remembering our departed friend Michael Brooks on the last episode of Weekends, live at 1 PM Eastern today on our YouTube channel. I knew that
The Vox Book Club is linking to Bookshop.org to support local and independent booksellers. Curtis Sittenfeld’s novel Rodham postulates a theory: If Hillary Rodham had
US political discourse has a habit of elevating figures without knowing anything about them. Barack Obama became president with nary a discussion of his ties
In ten very satisfying minutes yesterday, New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) wiped the House floor clean with Tea Party Republican Ted Yoho. Ocasio-Cortez’s response
In recent years, controversy around antisemitism has dogged progressive leaders around the world, from Jean-Luc Melénchon to Bernie Sanders — and none more so, perhaps,
As the Senate today considers Bernie Sanders’s legislation to reduce the Pentagon budget, a new government report shows that the Defense Department has been funneling
The first time I ever heard of Michael Brooks was when I heard directly from him. I’d been writing for Jacobin part-time for only a
When it comes to debate about US military policy, the 2020 presidential election campaign is so far looking very similar to that of 2016. Joe
We should not confuse public safety with investments in systems of punishment. As Chicago has shuttered schools, closed mental health clinics and cut public transportation
Last week, Joe Biden held a 45-minute call with a small group of reporters, including myself. The main subject of the conversation was Biden’s new
In his two bids for the presidency in the 1950s, Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson mobilized support from his leading ally Eleanor Roosevelt’s loyal base of
In July 2019, the Bernie Sanders campaign sent an email to thousands of students, inviting them to apply for an organizing summer school. By early
President TrumpDonald John TrumpPelosi, Blumenaur condemn ‘egregious abuses of power’ by Trump against Oregon protestors Federal agents deployed to Portland did not have training in
Progressive groups overwhelmingly favored confrontational leftists like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren during the 2020 primary campaign. And many pretty clearly favored younger, more diverse
Trump spent little time trying to lead America out of its coronavirus crisis this week, which was bookended by an erratic Rose Garden press conference
For a few months after cities and states across the country began implementing stay-at-home orders to forestall the spread of COVID-19, many on the Left
When the House passed the HEROES Act in mid-May, Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell called it “the legislative equivalent of stand-up comedy.” What’s so
In 2007, when Democrats took control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994, the Iraq War was at its zenith. Ending
In the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar sparked viral outrage. When asked at
Three critically important US Senate races have primaries on Tuesday: Maine, Alabama, and Texas. The fiercest competition comes in the Republican primary for Senate in
When, at the end of May, President Donald Trump threatened to gun down looters in the streets of Minneapolis, some heard echoes of Paul Bremer.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration is providing misguided assurances on the safety of kids in school during a coronavirus epidemic. In remarks Sunday,
In March, thirty-three-year-old Doctors for Bernie cofounder Uma Tadepalli moved home to Durham, North Carolina to practice a model of medicine she’d learned in San
Today, there is a lot of talk about a “New Cold War” between China and the United States: a Cold War between authoritarianism and liberal
Interview by Micah Uetricht Meagan Day Between the highs of Bernie Sanders’s victories in the early primary states, the lows of the coronavirus pandemic and
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has advanced environmental policy recommendations that most analysts find more ambitious than his stance in favor of curbing man-made climate change
The trip, which includes a multimillion-dollar fundraiser and meetings, comes amid Trump’s larger push to get the US back into gear amid the pandemic. The
Next up after the Biden-Sanders task forces? The Democratic platform drafting committee—and progressives have their work cut out for them. The vast majority of appointees
The recommendations are an improvement on Biden’s previous healthcare plans, but a public option won’t cut it. We need free, universal coverage. However beefy a
There is no doubt that Bernie Sanders’s campaign for president inspired an unprecedented grassroots movement in this country. We built a multiracial, multigenerational campaign of
It’s not every day that you wake up in your blue state and learn that one of your newly elected Democratic congresspeople is joining with
President Donald Trump’s current general election polling is dismal, putting him down about 9 percentage points in general election polling averages, which is far too
We need strong condemnation of Israel’s annexation plans, not handwringing over bad P.R. Palestinians have been forced to endure Israel’s policies of expulsion and land
These Mormons are taking the church back to its socialist roots. A guest speaker proudly declares, “Bernie is the most Christ-like candidate I have ever
The Democratic Party has provoked a collective eye roll on Twitter after blasting the president for an upcoming rally at Mount Rushmore, saying it would
Last May, Politico reported that Justice Democrats, the congressionally focused insurgent candidate recruitment and training operation that helped launch Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s career, started a
Bernie Sanders did much to advance the cause of Palestine. In his comments and speeches, he challenged the conservative positions baked in to the American
Two broad schools of thought on Bernie Sanders’s impact on US politics seem to be forming. According to the first school, Bernie lost the immediate
It seemed a safe bet as the year began that British politics was about to enter into a period of calm. Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic
Review of The Case For a Job Guarantee, by Pavlina Tcherneva (Wiley, 2020). If COVID-19 is a crisis of public health, it has also become
After a rollercoaster few months, first with Bernie Sanders dropping out and then with the unprecedented explosion of protest in response to the police murder
Bowman along with other progressive and democratic socialist challengers had a very good night, while Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez cruised to victory—proving that the left-wing is a
Progressive insurgent Jamaal Bowman was leading Rep. Eliot EngelEliot Lance EngelBowman holds double-digit lead over Engel in NY primary Ocasio-Cortez fends off challenger in House
NEW YORK (AP) – Freshman U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary in her New York district on Tuesday while other members of Congress
Google’s censure of right-wing outlets over repulsive racist content was pushed by the UK’s Center for Countering Digital Hate, an outfit with strong ties to
Over the past weeks, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests have been organized all around Sweden, both to show solidarity with victims of US police brutality
Amazon AMZN, +0.79% CEO Jeff Bezos says Juneteenth should be a moment for reflection about the ways we can eradicate systemic racism and create a
NEW YORK (AP) – To the consternation of many Democrats, the front-runner in a crowded congressional primary in one of the bluest districts in New
López, a left-wing insurgent running for Congress, discusses disaster capitalism, defunding police and how she’s taking on the Democratic establishment. “This district needs representation that’s
Socialists and other Bernie Sanders supporters can play a critical role in defeating right-wing populism while building a left-wing alternative for the long term—by going
In recent weeks, we’ve seen health care industry CEOs report paying themselves $2.4 billion as twenty-seven million people were thrown off their health care coverage.
Will the death of George Floyd mark the rebirth of America? – Alternet.org RED SPLASH
The broadest protests in US history have literally brought leading Democrats to their knees in the last few days. But that’s probably about all we’re
Last Tuesday, I tweeted out a photo of a truck parked in downtown Washington, DC, not far from the White House and the protests against
If you have to work during this pandemic, it’s best if you have a union. Research from the Columbia University Labor Lab found that essential
This week Bernie Sanders, now out of the running for the Democratic Party presidential nominee, expressed some skepticism about the demand to defund the police
Bowman, a progressive insurgent, is gaining steam in his primary challenge to Democratic incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel. And now he has both Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and
Review of This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman, by Ilhan Omar with Rebecca Paley (Dey Street Books, 2020). I
Sen. Ted Cuz (R-Texas) poked CNN over transparency on Monday after a video emerged that appeared to show CNN anchor Chris CuomoChristopher (Chris) Charles CuomoTrump
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