The CBC Challenge in Detroit
The Congressional Black Caucus has to decide between incumbency and additional representation in a House race between Rep. Shri Thanedar…
Ida B. Wells: Brave Woman
By chronicling the shame of lynching in the South, Ida B. Wells exposed the corruption of white supremacy.
Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup
If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off.
Frederick Douglass: Indefatigable American
If Frederick Douglass, a former slave who saw the dream of emancipation drown in Jim Crow, didn’t give up on…
Zohran Mamdani’s New Kids on the Block
The politics of urban racial, class, and regime succession.
These Are Our Prospect Patriots
In the nation’s 250th year, we turn an eye to Americans who challenged power, took risks, and made our country…
Thomas Paine: The Consistent Revolutionary
Thomas Paine’s lifelong battle for freedom
The Democratic Establishment’s Mess in Wisconsin
On the verge of a potential governing trifecta, state party leaders have hopscotched from candidate to candidate in the governor’s…
Jay Clayton’s Subpoena Slop Job
There's little indication prosecutors followed department regulations in filing the subpoenas. This hasn’t hindered Clayton’s career advancement—but it may limit…
Who’s the Most Concerned About Maine?
Backed by Graham Platner’s enthused volunteers, Troy Jackson harnessed those grassroots organizers to his union supporters and crushed the statewide…