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Democratic candidates for governor were victorious in key battleground states in 2022. Their successes, like those of Democrats up and down the ballot, were in part powered by the support of young voters, who backed Democrats by large margins.

Banging pro-choice drums has a distinctly positive effect, but Democrats have to address the economy, too.

My survey of young people before the last midterm election found that feeling more disappointed or cynical about politics actually led to a higher, not lower, likelihood to vote.

Summer Lee is the apparent victor in a close race for Congress in Pennsylvania. Days before the election, she explains why she thinks we need to transform how politics work in the U.S., and let young people lead.

"Together, we're going to vote and organize like our communities and planet are at stake, because they are."

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The results on Super Tuesday were not what almost anyone across the political spectrum expected. For backers of Bernie Sanders and other left and progressive activists they have set off a wide-ranging conversation about the balance of forces...

The youth movement is on the ground in New Hampshire showing the nation how it's done.

Despite Trump’s destructive presidency, the Left made important strides this year — from electoral victories to strikes, union campaigns, movement organizing and popularizing left-wing policies. Insurgent candidates can push the agenda left.