In a time of populist anger, Gavin Newsom helped turn California into a haven for the mega-rich.
Harold Meyerson
Harold Meyerson is editor at large of The American Prospect.
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The New Wave Democrats
Many come to Congress from previously Republican terrains, but all our terrains suffer the same economic problems.
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Half the Confederacy Flips
Texas, Georgia, both Carolinas, and maybe Mississippi go Democratic.
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Even With a Wave, Democrats Shouldn’t Get a Swell Head
Beating Trump’s GOP this year is not exactly rocket science.
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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.
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Instigators of Electoral Backlash: Israel’s Ben-Gvir and Our Own Stephen Miller
Israel’s racist policing helped produce an Arab surge at the polls; ICE’s marauding will yield a Latino flight from Republicans.
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Is the California Wealth Tax’s Sponsor a Plausible Argument Against It?
Proposition 40’s substance—never mind its sponsor—provides the reason to support it.
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The Question Before Los Angeles Isn’t Whether to Have a Socialist Mayor
Challenger Nithya Raman is no more and no less a socialist than incumbent Karen Bass.
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SpaceX Is a De Facto Government Agency. It Should Be Nationalized.
Otherwise, Elon Musk sets U.S. foreign policy.
