Centrists Were Wrong: Left-Wing Candidates Won
It’s hard to look at Tuesday’s election results and still take seriously the centrist attack line claiming that left-wing candidates aren’t electable. We won plenty of big races to be proud of.
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Bad New York Democrats Might’ve Lost the Election
The New York Democratic Party’s leaders made horrible decisions that gave away seats to Republicans. We might have them to blame for right-wingers taking over the House of Representatives.
Voters Went Left on Health Care in Tuesday’s Midterms
In this week’s midterms, Medicaid expansion and abortion rights proved popular, even in red states. It shows how popular left-wing views on health care can be and why socialists should keep talking about them.
Krystal Ball: Why Politicians Like John Fetterman Won
It turns out when you promise to do even the bare minimum for people, they tend to vote for you. The more Democrats act like John Fetterman and the less they act like Larry Summers, the more they'll win in the Rust Belt.
This Armistice Day, Let’s Salute Britain’s Attempt to Build a Country “Fit for Heroes”
The phrase “a country fit for heroes” expressed the spirit of social reform that was seen as WWI veterans’ just reward for service. It was a promise of health and well-being for everyone — a tonic against the forces of austerity that we should revive.
Democrats May Have Won More Suburban Votes in the Midterms. That Doesn’t Bode Well.
If Democrats survived this week’s midterms because they increased their share of wealthier voters, it’s a bad omen for building a working-class coalition around left-wing politics. Something needs to change.
After Imran Khan’s Ouster, Pakistan Is Going Through an Unprecedented Political Crisis
Pakistan’s ousted leader, Imran Khan, is continuing his bid to regain power after surviving an assassination attempt last week. With the traditional parties discredited and divisions opening up in the military, the country is entering uncharted waters.
Go See The Banshees of Inisherin Right Now
In Bruges’s director Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for a story of an Irish friendship gone sour. And it’s easily the best new movie I’ve seen in forever.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Means New Threats to User Privacy
Much discussion about Elon Musk’s new ownership of Twitter has focused on his supposedly too-permissive attitude toward free speech on the platform. But his acquisition of the platform could actually have dire consequences for users’ privacy rights.
The Results Are In: Americans Love Public Schools
The Right has long pushed a narrative that parents are ready to turn away from public schools. But in this week’s midterms, voters in several states approved ballot measures that increase school funding.
8 Lessons From the Midterm Elections
Progressive and leftist voters are always told we’re too extreme. The midterm results should quash that narrative.
We Still Need Nye Bevan’s Vision of Socialism
British Labour politician Nye Bevan published his classic work In Place of Fear 70 years ago. With Bevan’s great creation, the NHS, under siege from the private health care industry, his socialist vision still speaks to our own time.