Thanks to the Electoral College, leftists have perhaps the final say this November over whether democracy can hold on for at least another four years, or if fascism will take root and infect all facets of the federal government for decades to come.
2018 midterms
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Escaping the Neoliberal Trap and Winning A Green New Deal, Part I
Progressive Democrats must go much further in taking on the fundamental injustices of the corporate capitalist economy, which does not work for the majority of Americans nor, incidentally, for the planet either.
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It May Not Be A Wave, But A Blue Tide Is Rising In the Deep South
Future elections in the closely watched states of Florida, Georgia and Texas could be within grasp of Democrats as suffrage expands across the region.
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Democrats Should Remember Al Gore Won Florida in 2000 — But Lost the Presidency With a Preemptive Surrender
At midnight on election day last Tuesday, vote tallies showed Republican candidates ahead in key races in Florida, Georgia and Arizona. However, many votes remained to be counted in all three states.
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#WalkOutToVote: Demanding Change, Youth-Led Alliance Brings Power to Polls
The Future Coalition, including organizers with March For Our Lives, are leading students in hundreds of planned walkouts at schools nationwide for Tuesday's midterm election.
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Could Florida's Youth Tip The Scales In 2018 Midterms?
In 2014, less than a quarter of the students at University of Florida voted. Now, “I really do see a shift happening. Many students are eager to vote,” a current student said.
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The North Carolina Gerrymandering Chaos That Could Upend the Midterms, Explained
North Carolina might have to redraw its House maps mere weeks before the midterms.
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Watch These 5 Political Organizations Rising to Power in 2018
A comeuppance is coming, and coming fast.
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Remaking the Message: Blueprint for a Progressive Economic Populism in 2018
Democrats and progressives appear, finally, to have recognized that organizing, meeting people face-to-face, registering voters, and getting them to the polls is how you really win elections.
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Women Line Up to Run for Office, Harnessing Their Outrage at Trump
In the 10 months before the 2016 election, about 1,000 women had contacted Emily's List, the largest national organization devoted to electing female candidates. Since the election, the number has exploded to more than 22,000.
