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NY Primary: Cuomo wins but progressives score major victories

September 14, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Progressive groups claimed victory in New York’s Democratic primary, even as their foe, Gov. Cuomo, won by a 2-to-1 ratio at the top of the ballot.

What happens when the ‘alt-right’ starts believing in climate change?

September 14, 2018 By Casey Williams

A singular focus on combating denialism has left Democrats and their liberal backers unprepared for a conservative movement that accepts climate change and sees it as a threat to white supremacy.

Renewed congressional Social Security Caucus expands to 140 members

September 13, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Back home in Vermont, Bernie Sanders says, voters are talking about the future of Social Security. But in Washington, they aren't.

Stop blaming workers for Trump’s right-wing authoritarianism

September 13, 2018 By Anita Waters

To analyze racial dynamics, one needs to look first at “the economic policies of the ruling class.”

Midterm elections on agenda at Congressional Black Caucus conference

September 12, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Politics, and specifically the mid-term elections, was a big part, but not the only part, of the agenda at the Congressional Black Caucus foundation’s D.C. conference.