New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli faces a primary challenge from two progressive candidates who say he’s been asleep at the wheel. Is it time for fresh blood?
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Planned Parenthood Puts Its Thumb on the Scale in California
Health care is everything in the race for CA-22, but did Planned Parenthood pick the right candidate?
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How Trump Can Actually Believe We’re in a Golden Age
Does anyone he encounters dare to dispute his delusions?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How CEOs Use a ‘Neutral’ Legislature Group to Indoctrinate State Lawmakers
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a pay-to-play machine for business interests, critics say, not the disinterested policy organization it claims to be.
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The Candidate Pitching Single-Payer—for Disaster Insurance
In the low-profile race for California insurance commissioner, Jane Kim wants to borrow from other countries to solve a crisis in the homeowner’s insurance market.
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The Progressives Propelling Abdul El-Sayed Forward in Michigan
Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump Has Created a Climate Opportunity
The American people have been led astray about what climate change means for their pocketbooks.
Posted inTAP
The Court’s Ruling Unleashed a Torrent of Race-Based Pro-White Gerrymandering
In the heart of the Old South, compact majority-Black districts are being supplanted by elongated majority-white ones.
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Mamdani Announces Balanced Budget Without Cuts
Buoyed by billions in assistance from the state, real talk about what it takes to run New York City, and some taxes on the rich, the mayor closed a historic leftover budget deficit.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Trump’s Weird New Global Order
One positive effect is that midsized powers are less under the sway of Washington. But they could come under the sway of China.
