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August 26, 2026
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
John Nichols
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
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August 13, 2026
Francesca Hong: “Our Movement Is Strong, and the Work Isn’t Done”
John Nichols
More than 300,000 Wisconsin voters backed a democratic socialist’s gubernatorial bid. That’s the measure of the strength of a new kind of politics.
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August 11, 2026
Wisconsin Socialists Have a Proud History in the Democratic Party
John Nichols
Long before Francesca Hong’s current bid for governor, the party was revitalized when it nominated a Milwaukee “sewer socialist” for governor.
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August 11, 2026
Is 2026 the Year of the Independent?
John Nichols
An unprecedented number of candidates in this year’s midterms are running outside of the two-party system. What’s more, a lot of them could win.
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August 10, 2026
Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party
Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols, The Nation
And despite all the establishment pushback, voters know it.
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August 5, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money”
John Nichols
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
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July 31, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed Knows Just How to Beat Billionaire-Funded Republicans
John Nichols
His ability to hit hard against powerful moneyed interests makes him electable.
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July 22, 2026
Francesca Albanese Won’t Back Down
Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols
Talking to the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian Territories about genocide, standing up to the hatred of the establishment, and ending war.
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July 17, 2026
Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now
John Nichols
Yet Democrats such as Haley Stevens, Angie Craig, Wesley Bell, and Greg Stanton are still voting for blank checks. Their primary rivals have something to say about that.
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July 13, 2026
South Carolina’s Process to Replace Lindsey Graham Is What Democracy Should Look Like
John Nichols
The Palmetto State will let primary voters nominate Graham’s successor. Maine, on the other hand, is letting a party convention pick Graham Platner’s replacement.
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July 2, 2026
Can a Democratic Socialist Win Wisconsin? Fran Hong Says “Yes!”
John Nichols
Amid all the talk of “electability,” a Midwestern state’s radical history points to what’s possible.
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June 22, 2026
Jerry Nadler Is Still Campaigning
John Nichols
His name isn’t on the ballot, but the veteran congressman’s working overtime for Micah Lasher.
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June 19, 2026
How a New York Primary Wound Up at the Center of the AI Storm
John Nichols
Alex Bores is engulfed in a brutal (and super-expensive) battle over how technology will change work, life, and society.
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June 17, 2026
Claire Valdez Is Making All the Right Enemies
John Nichols
The RNC keeps attacking the popular ideas of a democratic socialist who is running for Congress in New York City.
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June 15, 2026
Amy Goodman on the Job of Journalism
John Nichols
A conversation with the veteran broadcaster on threats to press freedom—and what the press is really for.
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June 12, 2026
Graham Platner Had a Much Better Primary Result Than Lindsey Graham
John Nichols
The anti-establishment Democrat in Maine won much bigger than the establishment Republican in South Carolina.
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June 9, 2026
Tom Paine’s Fight
John Nichols
The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later.
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June 8, 2026
Graham Platner Is About to Find Out Whether Mainers Really Have His Back
John Nichols
Voters, not DC insiders, will determine whether the Senate candidate is credible and viable.
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