The Democrats’ problem is not age—it’s corporate and centrist Democrats of all ages. What distinguishes some of the most successful young Democrats is not just their youth but the fact that they are compelling progressive populists.
Maine
Posted inPolitics
Sparks Flying in Maine’s Senate Race
Susan Collins remains forever unconcerned. One of the Republicans’ most reliable meme generators isn’t fretting over Janet Mills’s entry into the race for Maine’s Senate seat alongside oyster farmer Graham Platner.
Posted inVideos
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Wherein Sam Seder Apologizes to Chuck Schumer
David and The Majority Report’s Sam Seder talk about the ongoing government shutdown and the backlash to Democratic gerontocracy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape
Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump.
Posted inPolitics
Maine’s Populist Senate Candidate Thinks We Are in a New Gilded Age
Graham Platner’s challenge to Susan Collins and the Democratic establishment could remake a bruised and aimless Democratic coalition.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Iowa Sees Little Progress on Gun Violence Prevention
After the Perry High School shooting, students demanded gun reform, but state lawmakers have been slow to respond.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Maine Tries to Take Back Its Utilities
A ballot measure would convert two investor-owned power companies into a public nonprofit. Unionized utility workers aren’t sold.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Maine Unions Near Compromise With Governor on Offshore Wind
The governor rejected a bill requiring a project labor agreement in the state’s contract with offshore wind developers. Now, she is said to support a similar proposal that drops the term ‘PLA.’