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Anti-Union Crusader Tilts Labor Department Toward Big Business
Elisabeth Messenger failed to disclose more than $750,000 in compensation for her and her husband from anti-union organizations when Trump appointed her to lead the Office of Labor-Management Standards in 2025.
Q&A: Louisiana’s Jamie Davis Could Shock the Nation
A conversation with a U.S. Senate candidate that Republicans are growing increasingly worried about.
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Mississippi’s October Surprise
The Democratic Party has finally discovered the existence of Scott Colom.
Will ‘Gina’ Break Texas’s Corporate Welfare Consensus?
Gina Hinojosa, running for governor against Greg Abbott, is betting that a message focused on public services and economic fairness can help Democrats win back voters.
Unity and Determination in Wisconsin
Democrats have a chance to sweep into a working majority in state government, with huge implications for labor and health care. The congressional races could surprise, too.
Mobilizing in a City Under Siege
Justin Pearson is trying to win a gerrymandered district in Memphis. But for residents of this city, that’s only one of a host of problems, from toxic data centers to a militarized federal presence.
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Organized Money: The American Dream Is Now a Private Listing
Artificial scarcity is a binding agent in our current flavor of capitalism.
Organized Money: The Future of Price Gouging
Unethical tech surveillance is on the rise.
Organized Money: How Gamers Are Organizing for Consumer Rights
Digital gaming has been a frontier in commerce for decades, now it’s the leader in predatory capitalism, and that’s turning gamers into progressive antitrust warriors.
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Time on Task
The Trump administration has abused the interagency task force process to intervene in law enforcement across the country.
Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics?
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
The Road to Universal Medicare
The apparent split between advocates of Medicare for All and a more incremental approach is misleading and easily remedied.
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The Asymmetric Campaigns of 2026
Democrats’ strategy has been to run on the economy. Republicans’ strategy has been to suppress or negate the vote.
How Field Organizing Beats Big Money
In Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District, Democrat Will Lawrence’s campaign has knocked on over 200,000 doors, canvassing voters of all political persuasions.
Adam Hamilton’s Moral Crusade
The candidate with a chance to become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas since 1932 is leading with his values. But there are some limits.
As the Midterms Wrap Up, One Maine Business Keeps Calm and Carries On
Tariffs, war, and high fuel prices make life difficult for a small clothing manufacturer.
A Mysterious Nursing Home Money Bomb
The GOP’s three most vociferous hunters of Minnesota Somali fraud received nearly half a million dollars from some of health care’s most notorious figures.
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Leonard Peltier’s Fight Isn’t Over
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