Over the past five years, American politics has celebrated a new archetype: the Gen Z candidate. They are fluent in both digital culture and political language and are often presented as the generation poised to rescue democracy from inertia. Yet ben...
United States Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) was elected as the junior senator from Illinois on November 8, 2016. A former US Army helicopter pilot, she lost both legs and partial use of her right arm while leading a combat mission during Operation I...
Ben Wikler, Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, runs what is touted by many to be the single most effective Democratic state party in the country—with no close second place. Wikler, 43, was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended...
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the Women’s Medical Fund in November of 2017. With only $125 in savings, she was forced to turn to a pri...
“I’m not going to be able to do anything more… this is my only option,” a single working-mother of three told a phone counselor at the Women’s Medical Fund in November of 2017. With only $125 in savings, she was forced to turn to a pri...
The Los Angeles City Council has been rocked by a series of scandals. Most recently, an audio recording emerged of City Council President Nury Martinez making racist remarks in a conversation with two of her City Council colleagues and a local labor ...
The Los Angeles City Council has been rocked by a series of scandals. Most recently, an audio recording emerged of City Council President Nury Martinez making racist remarks in a conversation with two of her City Council colleagues and a local labor ...
As the dust settles on another midterm election, several winners have emerged from this year’s remarkably fluid congressional contests. The Democrats had a better night than almost any pundits expected, expanding their Senate majority while limitin...
As the dust settles on another midterm election, several winners have emerged from this year’s remarkably fluid congressional contests. The Democrats had a better night than almost any pundits expected, expanding their Senate majority while limitin...
Amid concerns surrounding high inflation and President Biden’s low approval ratings, many pollsters predicted that the midterm elections would bring in a “red wave,” leading to a sizable Republican majority in both the House and the Senate. How...
Amid concerns surrounding high inflation and President Biden’s low approval ratings, many pollsters predicted that the midterm elections would bring in a “red wave,” leading to a sizable Republican majority in both the House and the Senate. How...
Following the conservative victory of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, LGBTQ+ rights have taken the political spotlight. Even before Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the right to same-sex marriage should be reexamined by the cour...
Following the conservative victory of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, LGBTQ+ rights have taken the political spotlight. Even before Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the right to same-sex marriage should be reexamined by the cour...
Although the November midterms will not involve voting in a president, these elections will prove monumental in determining Republicans’ and Democrats’ control over Congress. While the Democrats currently hold a majority in both the House and Sen...
Although the November midterms will not involve voting in a president, these elections will prove monumental in determining Republicans’ and Democrats’ control over Congress. While the Democrats currently hold a majority in both the House and Sen...
Many of the most contentious Democratic primaries for House seats this past election cycle shared something in common: outside money, in the millions of dollars, from pro-Israel advocacy groups. The creation of an affiliated Super PAC by the American...
Many of the most contentious Democratic primaries for House seats this past election cycle shared something in common: outside money, in the millions of dollars, from pro-Israel advocacy groups. The creation of an affiliated Super PAC by the American...
This past May, State Senator Doug Mastriano emerged victorious in his Pennsylvania primary, receiving the Republican nomination for governor with 43.8 percent of the vote. Mastriano, who has repeatedly argued that the 2020 election was stolen, allege...
This past May, State Senator Doug Mastriano emerged victorious in his Pennsylvania primary, receiving the Republican nomination for governor with 43.8 percent of the vote. Mastriano, who has repeatedly argued that the 2020 election was stolen, allege...
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a chain of reactions that pushed many countries, including the United States, towards increasing their fossil fuel production. After Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, in addition to ...
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to a chain of reactions that pushed many countries, including the United States, towards increasing their fossil fuel production. After Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, the United States, in addition to ...
A decade ago, Republicans swept the 2010 midterm elections, flipping 63 House seats and a staggering 720 state legislative seats across the country. Using their newfound power, the GOP enacted ruthless gerrymanders—congressional and legislative dis...
A decade ago, Republicans swept the 2010 midterm elections, flipping 63 House seats and a staggering 720 state legislative seats across the country. Using their newfound power, the GOP enacted ruthless gerrymanders—congressional and legislative dis...
President Biden and the Democrats are in deep trouble. Despite the recent favorable redistricting cycle, the national political environment is overwhelmingly negative for the Democratic party. Today’s news cycle is dominated by high inflation and i...
President Biden and the Democrats are in deep trouble. Despite the recent favorable redistricting cycle, the national political environment is overwhelmingly negative for the Democratic party. Today’s news cycle is dominated by high inflation and i...
Since the 2020 elections, gridlock in the United States Senate has transformed from a pressing political problem to a fact of political life. From President Joe Biden’s flagship Build Back Better social policy plan, to efforts to pass a new voting ...
Since the 2020 elections, gridlock in the United States Senate has transformed from a pressing political problem to a fact of political life. From President Joe Biden’s flagship Build Back Better social policy plan, to efforts to pass a new voting ...