Today on TAP: Harold Meyerson flashes back
Gretchen Whitmer
Posted inPolitics
Will Joe Biden Keep Michigan Blue?
In 2018, voters chose moderate and progressive Democratic women for key state and federal offices. The presidential election could solidify that trend.
Posted inLaw and Justice
White Men With Guns
White supremacists can still get away with almost anything. For now.
Posted inPolitics
The Return of the Era of Governors
Suddenly, politics is no longer solely viewed through a national lens.
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Biden Winks at the Insurance Industry
By offering to expand Medicare to 60-year-olds, the candidate also telegraphs to insurers that his help is on the way.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Democrats Are Being Pulled Both to the Left and to the Center
The 2018 election showed two separate and contrary developments.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Women Bolster the Democrats’ Midwestern Prospects
Michigan Democrats are making a comeback. Women candidates, activists and voters are the reason why.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Center-Left Is Alive and Well
That’s the actual pattern in Democratic primaries, as this week’s voting in the Midwest reaffirmed.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
“One of the Most Misogynistic Proposals I’ve Ever Seen”
A measure that would ban coverage for abortions under private health plans was passed by both houses in Michigan last week. Gretchen Whitmer, a state senator and Democrat, called the initiative “repulsive.” The prospoal would require women to pay extra fees for abortion coverage and does not include exceptions for rape or incest.