Cuellar, who has the worst environmental voting record of any Democrat in Congress, faces a competitive primary challenge from Green New Deal backer Jessica Cisneros.
2022 Midterms
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
John Fetterman vs. Every Predatory Financier in America
Wall Street money rains on the Pennsylvania Senate race.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Conor Lamb’s Shift on Campaign Finance
The Senate hopeful is doing fundraising that would have been outlawed by voting rights bills he supported.
Posted inPolitics
Immigration Politics Roils Pandemic Response
Democrats in tough re-election fights have joined Republicans in warning against the end of Title 42 expulsions at the southern border.
Posted inTAP
You Could Just Never Resume Student Loan Payments
Today on TAP: If President Biden wants to avoid mass student loan defaults, he can cancel the debt.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Creating Their Own October Surprise
Imminent congressional inaction on Affordable Care Act subsidies will doom 14 million people, the party’s midterm chances, and health care reform for a decade.
Posted inPolitics
Democracy Summer
The survival of Democrats in 2022 will depend heavily on turnout. Though Donald Trump will not be on the ballot, he will be our not-so-secret weapon.
Posted inEducation in America
Will Spiking Energy Prices Necessitate Student Loan Debt Cancellation?
The Biden administration has promised a decision by May.
Posted inPolitics
Progressives Gain a Foothold in Texas
In the first primaries of the 2022 cycle, left-wing candidates for the House do well.
Posted inWorking in America
Predatory Hotel Investment Trusts Are Decimating Workers’ Rights and Democrats’ Most Loyal Unions
Ninety-eight percent of hotel workers were laid off when the pandemic hit. Real estate investors smelled an opportunity.
