The results among Black Democratic candidates in the South may provide fresh clues about the direction of the party and the country.
New Jersey
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How New Jersey Became a Vote-by-Mail State
Forced into action by the coronavirus, the Garden State mailed ballots to all eligible voters. Here’s how the largest county handled operations.
Posted inPolitics
Can Progressives Change New Jersey?
How the old Democratic machine politics got re-established in one state, and how it can be overcome
Posted inPolitics
Arati Kreibich vs. the Human Fundraising Machine
A progressive challenge for Trump’s favorite New Jersey Democrat
Posted inPolitics
Centrist Democrat Backs Bailout Plan Pushed by His Private Equity Donors
New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer is backing a plan from one of his top private equity donors to expand a Federal Reserve bailout program.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Cory’s Meltdown
Presidential candidate and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has become the Democrats’ leading drum-beater for nuclear power.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
New Jersey Moves to Rein In Wasteful Tax Breaks for Businesses
Inspired by a recent Kansas-Missouri pact, Garden State lawmakers may warm to reforms that scale back competition with New York and Pennsylvania over jobs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Gateway To Nowhere on the Hudson
Donald Trump could well kill more funds for the construction of critical rail infrastructure projects—which doesn’t bode well for the Northeast.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The 53rd Republican Senator?
New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez’s legal troubles could give Chris Christie the chance to appoint a Republican to the Senate—quite possibly himself.