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The start of something big

Whether candidates described themselves as progressives, socialists, populists or moderates, many won by championing Medicare for All and other forms of healthcare expansion, withdrawing US support for genocide, taxing the rich and paid family leave.

The Democrats' stunning victory in Michigan and beyond exposed the limits of the organized Jewish community's political influence. The first Muslim elected to the Senate won despite AIPAC spending some $40 million against him.

Reader Comments: Key Take-Aways From Tuesday’s Election; Cartoons: Blame Game; Long Cleanup Begin; Ass Kicking; Thumb's Up - Trump Going Down; Finish 2026, Start 2028; How Did Working Families Party Do in New York; Announcements; and more....

The people speak

The “most consequential election in Israel’s history” has not changed the country’s unbearably bleak outlook. But the Palestinian minority has come out in force for solidarity and justice.

Zero hour

Celebrations over high voter turnout at the Joint List and Mansour Abbas' UAL headquarters have given way to frustration and concern. While Abbas is keeping his options open, the Joint List has offered to work with Eisenkot to unseat Netanyahu.

Reader Comments: Dolores Huerta - Rest in Power; Worldwide Kiss of Death; Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Attack Ad; France’s Youth Ignite a Massive Revolt; Israeli elections; Ox-y-moron; “Who Built America?” Launch Event: Rethinking the U.S. History Textbook

Elections and rejections