Is nation's gain Wisconsin's loss?
It was Scott Walker himself whose continued bragging about how he had taken away the rights of workers in his home state that actually did him in.
Two things could derail Bernie Sanders’ “political revolution”
Sanders' clear and powerful speeches presenting this program are resonating with masses of working people, but can this last?
Native Americans gather to support the Sanders campaign
I'm hoping that Native Americans are going to be able to directly ask questions of the presidential candidates.
Is the labor movement split over the 2016 presidential election?
There has been an unprecedented amount of unity around the AFL-CIO's raising wages agenda, pushing the major candidates for the same thing.
Why I support Bernie Sanders
Bernie is dealing with real issues: control the 1 % has over the country, power of money in elections, massive disparity between the ultra-rich and millions who live in poverty.
As Bernie Sanders draws 10,000, socialism draws 47 percent
Not since the days of Eugene Debs' bid for the presidency from his prison cell has a socialist candidate garnered so much attention and support.
“I’ll sit out the 2016 elections”: really?
Announcements by candidates running for president are coming fast and furious; the 2016 election campaign has begun.
St. Louis single mom swept into office on winds of change
"We ran a positive campaign. We kept it focused on the issues and the residents of Ward 20 responded. Democracy is the real winner in this campaign."
Chicago’s mayoral election: A tale of two cities
Emanuel's narrative was that he is leading the city in the right direction, making hard decisions. Chuy challenged this narrative as not being enough.
Emanuel re-elected, but progressives are real winners
The reawakening of a broad-based progressive coalition will have political consequences well beyond this election, through new electoral infrastructure.
