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May 20, 2026
Can You Support Medicare for All and Take Money From Big Pharma?
Diana DeGette, a longtime Colorado congressional incumbent, has received half a million in donations from pharmaceutical company PACs.
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May 15, 2026
Planned Parenthood Puts Its Thumb on the Scale in California
Health care is everything in the race for CA-22, but did Planned Parenthood pick the right candidate?
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May 6, 2026
Establishment Dems and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Moderation
The DCCC endorsed eight moderate candidates, even in races where their progressive challengers have the momentum.
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April 28, 2026
How Do You Beat a Central Valley Republican?
Two Democrats in California’s 22nd District have very different ideas.
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April 14, 2026
Aftermath: Plastics Clogged in the Persian Gulf
In today’s inaugural newsletter: plastic supply chains, sulfuric acid export bans, and the war drags on.
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April 13, 2026
How the Iran War Threatens the AI Economy
Supply chain disruptions threaten the flow of computer chips, which power AI models.
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April 1, 2026
Iran War Sends Fertilizer Prices Sky-High
In the middle of the spring planting season, American farmers have to contend with supply chain disruptions.
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March 30, 2026
When ICE Blows Through Rural America
As the surge in Minneapolis winds down, small communities in Minnesota (like Willmar) fend off more arrests and lasting impacts.
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March 18, 2026
Special Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois
The votes are in for Illinois’ Democratic primaries, and they paint a dismal picture about the influence of money in politics. An absurd $92 million was spent on four open-seat House races and an ...
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March 17, 2026
Illinois Senate Primary Features Millions in Outside Spending, Too
While the Democratic House primaries have gotten more attention, overlapping situational expenditures have boosted all three main contenders.
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March 13, 2026
Two Progressives Fight AIPAC (and Each Other) in IL-09
It’s a two-way race between Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh, but neither is counting out AIPAC-backed Laura Fine.
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March 12, 2026
In Illinois’s Eighth District, AIPAC and AI Try to Buy a Seat
Pro-corporate Melissa Bean is massively outraising Junaid Ahmed, her main progressive challenger.
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February 27, 2026
Brad Lander Is Building a United Progressive Front
The former New York City comptroller and councilmember is running for Congress. To unseat incumbent Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman, he’ll have to consolidate the progressive left.
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