The progressive vice president to FDR is the subject of a new book by Nation correspondent John Nichols.
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Democrats ❤ Defense Spending
There’s no such thing as anti-Trump when it comes to militarism.
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Confessions of a Tough-on-Crime Progressive
Throughout the 1990s, Democrats supported punitive criminal justice laws. The nation has changed, and Democrats must do likewise.
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Can Progressives Change New Jersey?
How the old Democratic machine politics got re-established in one state, and how it can be overcome
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The Revolt of the Cities—Again.
New York’s primaries confirm a major new reality of American politics: Our cities are turning overwhelmingly left.
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The First Major Elections of the George Floyd Era
Progressive insurgencies look to shock well-funded machine picks in New York and Kentucky.
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John Hickenlooper Is in Trouble
Could the former governor blow the Democrats’ best chance at flipping a Senate seat?
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Eliot Engel Down by Double Digits in New Poll
Progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman has leaped ahead of the 16-term incumbent with a week to go until Election Day.
