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Progressives Make Major Gains in Michigan
Though Abdul El-Sayed didn’t win by as much as anticipated, it was a strong night. Now the proposition about progressives in swing seats will be tested.
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The AIPAC Universe Comes Together for Sequel in California
An array of super PACs is trying to muscle through Melissa Hernandez in a low-turnout special election for a Bay Area House seat.
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The Michigan Revolution Is About Old-Fashioned Politics
Progressives like Abdul El-Sayed and Will Lawrence are running solid races. Moderates have fallen back on old arguments. Signs point to the progressives winning.
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Republican Senators Pretend to Constrain Trump
John Cornyn caves and agrees to vote for Todd Blanche as AG, while Susan Collins orchestrates a loophole-ridden deal on OMB rules politicizing federal grants.
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Ferdinand Pecora: The Greatest Senate Investigator Ever
How Sicilian immigrant Ferdinand Pecora upended the rule of the bankers and ushered in FDR’s radical reforms of capitalism
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Hot Centrist Summer Was a Bust
Billionaire donors went hard in July to sell mainstream Dems on their diet MAGA vision for the party. Now they are back on the defensive.
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Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026.
I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
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Ida B. Wells: Brave Woman
By chronicling the shame of lynching in the South, Ida B. Wells exposed the corruption of white supremacy.
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The CBC Challenge in Detroit
The Congressional Black Caucus has to decide between incumbency and additional representation in a House race between Rep. Shri Thanedar and Donavan McKinney.