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Democratic Leaders Rake In Corporate Cash as “the Squad” Sticks With Small Donors
A Sludge analysis of new second-quarter campaign finance reports has found that the Democratic leaders in the House combined to take in nearly $1.2 million in contributions from corporate and trade association PACs.
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The Democratic Party Divide Is About Theories of Political Power
Dianne Feinstein’s dust-up with activists over the Green New Deal revealed that progressives are unwilling to tolerate a political system that they feel threatens planetary survival.
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How the Blue Wave Swelled to a Tsunami in Orange County
What convinced the birthplace of modern American conservatism to send only Democrats to Washington?
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A Tale of Two Labor Movements
In California last week, the AFL-CIO endorsed Kevin de León over Dianne Feinstein. In New York, progressive unions fled their own Working Families Party at Andrew Cuomo’s command.
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Menendez Mistrial Is a Relief to Democrats—for Now
The bribery trial of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial on Thursday, quelling Democrats’ fears about an open Senate seat being filled by a Republican. If Menendez, a Democrat who was indicted on 18 counts of corruption, had been convicted and subsequently resigned or been expelled before January 16, New Jersey Governor […]