The midterms made clear that progressive candidates can retake the region with young and minority voters.
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Imperatives for Democrats
For all their differences, House Democrats need to unite around a pro-worker agenda. The party also needs a smart way to winnow its immense field of presidential prospects.
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Winning the Gender Wars
Feminism and misogyny have assumed larger roles in Americans’ electoral identities. This worked to the Democrats’ advantage in the midterms, but may not in the presidential race two years hence.
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Science Under Siege
The Trump administration is undermining research in key areas, but the scientific enterprise continues within the government largely as it was—at least so far.
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Mass Transit in the Sun Belt
If you build it, they will come—but not if the system is skimpy and unreliable.
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Making American Democracy Representative
A bold three-part proposal to introduce ranked-choice voting and proportional representation—and to abolish primaries
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Private Equity Pillage: Grocery Stores and Workers At Risk
The private equity business model is to strip assets from companies that they acquire. The latest victims: retail grocery chains
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The Trade Strategy We Need
Trump isn’t wrong to criticize the trading system. But his policies won’t fix it.
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Mexico’s Hopeful New President
López Obrador’s victory ousted Mexico’s establishment. If U.S. and Canadian progressives work with him, they just might create a more democratic continent.
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How Gerrymandering Reform Can Win in the States
Through local action, Democrats this November have a chance to untilt the playing field in every state that now has an extreme partisan gerrymander.