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Socialism Comes to Iowa

Nicolás Medina Mora and Rebecca Zweig The Nation
a political picnic in Iowa Cathy Glasson is the farthest left candidate in recent memory to mount a serious campaign for Iowa governor. She is betting on a coalition of service workers, many of them immigrants and people of color; members of manufacturing unions, many of them white and some of whom supported Trump; and young members of DSA.

The Grassroots Won Alabama’s Senate Race

Isaiah J. Poole Our Future
The mobilization for Jones was just the latest chapter in “decades and generations of groundbreaking work to win voting rights” and “deep, proud movement building.”

The Election Is Being Stolen

Dana Frank, Parker Asmann Jacobin
A lot of the good English language coverage of Honduras has stemmed from the murder of renowned environmental rights activist Berta Cáceres in May of 2016. Her assassination reverberated around the world and led to a tremendous amount of education about not only the corruption within the Honduran government, but also the role of Honduran military and elites in allegedly committing her assassination.

Gerrymandering, RIP?

Miles Rapoport The American Prospect
Republicans’ hold on Congress and statehouses could be more vulnerable than once thought.

Honduras in Flames

Aaron Schneider and Rafael R. Ioris NACLA
The chaos surrounding last week’s presidential elections in Honduras reflects a rightwing consolidation of power in the country, abetted by the United States.

Meet Lee Carter

Meagan Day Jacobin
An interview with the democratic socialist who just knocked off one of the Virginia GOP’s legislative leaders.

What Killed the Democratic Party?

William Greider The Nation
A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election—and lays out a plan for revitalization.
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