Thousands of people are preparing for November 3 in political education and nonviolent direct action workshops, and reconsidering what they’re willing to risk.
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A Prairie Populist in Crimson-Red Arkansas
Farmer and Democrat Hallie Shoffner is taking on Big Ag in a long-shot Senate race against Republican Tom Cotton.
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South Carolina Senate Hopeful Runs on Health Care Populism
An unusually detailed health care policy platform from Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, attacks Big Insurance, Big Pharma, and big hospital systems for putting profits over care.
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Democrats Playing the Economic Populist Card in Iowa Midterms
The combination of farm-state economic woes and Democrats speaking the language of working-class people has residents saying the state is ‘getting purple.’
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An Architecture of Ignorance
How the Trump regime is taking away our ability to know what’s going on
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Panicked Red-State Republicans Learning Politics on the Fly
GOP candidates in places like Kansas and Texas are having to really campaign for the first time.
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Lock In, Losers. It’s Time to Vote.
And you’ll have to overcome a lot to do it this year.
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A Tale of Two Toss-Ups
Democratic House candidates in two New York metropolitan area districts had markedly different performances in debates against the Republican incumbents they’re trying to unseat.
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Chuck Schumer Neuters Troy Jackson
Can the populist Maine Democratic Senate nominee take back his own campaign?
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Socialist in Seattle
A year after her election, Mayor Katie Wilson wants to upgrade housing and transit in the Emerald City. But moderate councilors and divisions within her own base are undermining her.