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The Progressives Propelling Abdul El-Sayed Forward in Michigan

Eli Day The American Prospect
Activists are building a political home for the Michigan Senate candidate’s anti-corruption, anti-war populist message. Following Sen. Gary Peters’s announced retirement, Michigan’s open seat has become the most hotly contested race in the country.

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Tidbits-May 7- Reader Comments: Voting Rights Overturned by Trump Administration and Supreme Court; Kamala in ’28?; Haymarket Monuments; Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films; Black Employment Under Trump; a Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur

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Reader Comments: Voting Rights Overturned by Trump Administration and Supreme Court; Kamala in '28?; Haymarket Monuments; Barbara Kopple's Labor Films; Black Employment Under Trump; A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Assata Shakur;

The Third Party That’s Pushing the Democrats Left

Monica Potts The New Republic
Long a major progressive influence in New York politics, the Working Families Party has released its first national platform ever—and it has the likes of Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna on board.

Democrats Are Badly Failing To Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran

Aída Chávez The Nation
Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way. Trump’s war is deeply unpopular. He is losing it badly. Its continuation would be a catastrophe. Democrats must go all in.

Special-Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois

Emma Janssen The American Prospect
Only two of four AIPAC-backed Democratic House candidates won, despite tens of millions in spending. An absurd $92 million was spent on four open-seat House races and an open Senate race, a corruption of democracy that is relatively unprecedented

‘Moderate’ Democrats Ain’t What They Used To Be

Perry Bacon The New Republic
Moderate voters are not like the people who purport to speak for them. And that’s crucial for Democratic candidates and strategists, as well as journalists, to understand. They're not looking for a nominee with a Republican-lite platform.
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