A Prairie Populist in Crimson-Red Arkansas
Farmer and Democrat Hallie Shoffner is taking on Big Ag in a long-shot Senate race against Republican Tom Cotton.
Crude Awakening
A reviled ‘boligarch’ and his right-wing adversaries are engaged in a low-level war, but the only people who will feel…
California Democrats—but Not Their Elected Representatives—Back the Billionaire Wealth Tax
Polls show overwhelming rank-and-file support, but Gavin Newsom’s opposition has trickled down to nearly every elected official.
The Red Tide Goes Out—With a Blue Splashback
Democrats are surging in Republican states but have some problems in their own strongholds.
In Alaska, Senate Candidates Claim the Oil Industry Creates Local Jobs. It Doesn’t.
The state’s own data shows an increasing number of oil and gas industry jobs have been going to nonresidents.
An Architecture of Ignorance
How the Trump regime is taking away our ability to know what’s going on
The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
License Plate and Switch
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same…
Time on Task
The Trump administration has abused the interagency task force process to intervene in law enforcement across the country.
Left Anchor: Occupy Wall Street Revisited
Fifteen years ago, the American left sprang back onto the political stage. What has happened since?