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The Former Uber Driver Taking on the ‘Joe Manchin of New York’

David Alexis, a labor organizer and former Uber driver, is running for New York State Senate in East Flatbush in hopes of unseating longtime incumbent…

INVESTIGATION: The Super PACs Trying To Take Down Working Class Candidates For Congress

By Max Berger Billionaire-funded super PACs are pouring money into seven key congressional districts to defeat working-class candidates - mostly women of color - in…
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Here’s Why James Clyburn Is Endorsing Anti-Abortion Rep. Henry Cuellar

By Josh Miller-Lewis Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) is the only Democrat in Congress who opposes abortion rights. But even after it became clear this week…

Elon Musk’s Corporate Welfare Is On The Ballot In Austin, Texas

In 2021, officials in Travis County, Texas, secretly gave Tesla $60 million in tax breaks to set up a factory in Austin. The vote to…

The Most Consequential Election You’ve Never Heard Of

One of the largest unions in the U.S. and Canada, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is holding an election to vote in new leadership. The…

Millionaire Developers Plot To Overturn India Walton’s Election in Buffalo

Registered nurse and democratic socialist India Walton sent shockwaves across the country when she defeated 15-year incumbent Byron Brown and won the Buffalo mayoral Democratic…

The Inside Scoop On The Campaign To Primary Kyrsten Sinema

We did what Kyrsten Sinema won't — talk with Arizona voters. They tell us she refused their requests to hold public town halls, then blew…