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Progressives are faking their pro-family credentials

American politics is complicated in a lot of ways, like explaining the Electoral College to foreigners or remembering the last time a political party held a moderated convention, but one thing is easy to understand: you can’t claim to be a family-friendly political party if you believe that killing fetuses in the womb is a […]

Progressives Have Knocked the Wind out of Chicago Since the 1996 DNC Convention

Most politically aware Americans of a certain age remember the disaster and violence that took place at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, but few remember Bill Clinton coming to the city for his reelection convention in 1996. That event may have become a forgotten Chicago convention, but comparing the state of the Windy […]

Harris caught in fight between donors, progressives over Big Tech power

Vice President Harris finds herself in the middle of a battle between major Democratic donors and progressive activists who want to rein in big tech companies whose business practices have become the target of political attacks. Big donors are pushing for Harris to replace Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, who has led the Biden […]

Omar gives progressives a needed boost: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

Progressives in the House of Representatives scored a long-awaited victory on Tuesday night when Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) won, one week after fellow Squad member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) lost her primary election. Unlike the primaries of President Bush and the recently ousted Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Omar’s campaign did not involve the American Israel […]

Bush's loss raises questions for progressives: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

Progressives suffered a major blow in Tuesday night’s primary election, when Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) became the second “Squad” member to lose to a challenger in a primary this cycle. Bush’s loss, seen as a victory for the party’s progressive wing and coming just hours after Vice President Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as […]