Democrats look to the ballot to punish Republican overreach on abortion.
Alexander Sammon
Alexander Sammon is a former staff writer at The American Prospect.
Posted inPolitics
Could Yuh-Line Niou Run on the WFP Line?
A progressive split in New York’s deep-blue Tenth District could help self-funding moderate Dan Goldman win the primary. But the Working Families Party could run their own general-election challenger.
Posted inPolitics
New York Times Faces Backlash Over Dan Goldman Endorsement Debacle
There are ties between the families of Goldman and Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who took an interest in the endorsement.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How Biden’s Biggest Achievement Got Derailed
Excessive reverence for unwritten Senate rules has dashed the campaign to remake the bench.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
It’s Time for Public Pharma
Medicare for All would take the profit motive out of insurance; public manufacturing of prescription drugs would take it out of providing care.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Sean Patrick Maloney’s Hazardous Support for Dirty Energy Infrastructure
The story of Maloney’s office shutting down a colleague who tried to stir up opposition to a fracked-gas plant is part of a pattern.
Posted inPolitics
AIPAC Has Taken Over the Democratic Primary Process
What will it take for Democratic leadership to cry foul?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
New York’s Democratic Primary Could Decide the Fate of Democrats’ Big Tech Push
If Jerry Nadler loses, the House Judiciary Committee leadership would likely go to Silicon Valley defender Zoe Lofgren.
