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Science Sunday: Have We Finally Found Dark Matter?

Paul M. Sutter Paul Sutter's Near Futures
Astronomers believe that a mysterious, invisible substance fills up the universe. Known as dark matter, they think it is a new kind of particle. But efforts over decades to find this particle have come up short.

Can the Progressive Caucus Take Democrats in a New Direction?

Christopher D. Cook interview with Representative Greg Casar The Progressive
"I believe in fighting for vulnerable people, reproductive rights and climate action. But we won’t have the numbers in office to protect the vulnerable if we don’t fix Democrats’ loss of trust among a lot of working class people."

This Small Rust-Belt City Holds the Secret to Democrats’ Latino Woes

Greg Sargent The New Republic
Latino voters shifted dramatically toward Trump in the last election. Reading, Pennsylvania offers a clue to how Democrats can claw them back. Both campaigns saw Reading as strategically critical and it happens to be nearly 70 percent Latino.