A native Nebraskan deconstructs the Cornhusker State’s conservative politics and culture and how Democrats fell so far so fast.
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The Biden Administration Squares Off With Congressional Progressives in Louisiana
Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson, on opposite wings of the party on several issues, run for a House seat in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
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Why Democrats Won’t Overturn Many Trump-Era Rules
The Congressional Review Act requires only a majority vote to nullify certain regulations. But the Democratic leadership lacked much urgency to tackle it.
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The First Progressive Primary Challenge of 2022
Odessa Kelly announces her candidacy in a Nashville, Tennessee, House district against ten-term Blue Dog Jim Cooper.
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The Progressive Policies Moderates Hate Provide the Cost Savings Moderates Claim to Want
If moderate Democrats are serious about their demands to offset the cost of Biden’s infrastructure plan, they can start by saving billions through prescription drug price reform.
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The Moment When Democrats Recovered Their Soul
Today on TAP: Joe Biden governs as if he were FDR
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As Republicans Suppress the Vote, What Are Democrats Doing About Their Own Selection Process?
The DNC has yet to consider last year’s caucus and primary problems.
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The Precarious Greatness of the Biden Strategy
The relief legislation could be the first step toward solving long-standing political problems for Democrats.
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Gavin Newsom Has Never Been More Powerful, or More Vulnerable
The California governor is facing a recall election at the same time that he’s making numerous appointments to fill seats emptied by Vice President Harris and others.
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Taking On Corporate Law, in Both Parties
The People’s Parity Project is bringing a labor organizing model to building space for progressive personnel and ideas in the legal profession.
