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The Rural Vote Is Again in Play

The midterms showed that rural voters must be an integral part of the Democratic strategy if they want to win in 2024.

George Goehl

Labor

“Come To The Table, Cowards”: Starbucks Workers’ First National Strike

We spoke to strikers in Boston, New York, Chicago, and Pittsburgh about their fight to bring the multi-billion dollar company to the bargaining table.

Meggie Gates, Eloise Goldsmith and Rohan Montgomery

Viewpoint

The Left Has a Lot to Celebrate After the Surprising Midterm Results

After the midterm elections, more left-wing insurgents are going to the House, Bernie Sanders has two strong allies in the Senate and progressive ballot measures passed everywhere.

Branko Marcetic

LaborViewpoint

How the Pandemic Changed the Landscape of U.S. Labor Organizing

By banding together to demand justice on the job, essential workers paved the way for a resurgence of labor unrest—and showed how to create a crisis for capitalism.

Jamie K. McCallum

Democrats Can’t Be Counted On to Stop the MAGA Right, So Socialists Are Stepping Up

After the midterms, Congress will have more socialists than ever—while progressive policies won across the country. The Left will have to use its power to take on the anti-democratic GOP.

Kristian Hernandez

Cover StoryInterview

Democrats Need To Be Even Better on Abortion To Win the “Blue Tsunami” They Need

An interview about the midterms with reproductive justice pioneer Loretta Ross.

Andrea Plaid

LaborViewpoint

How to Fix the Pathetic Florida Democratic Party

To reverse their dismal midterm election performance, Florida Democrats need to embrace working people, the environment and Unite Here.

Hamilton Nolan

DispatchClimateRural America

Will Lithium Mining Turn California's Salton Sea into a Green Energy Sacrifice Zone?

Once a tourist destination, the Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, toxic dust storms—and maybe a lithium boom.

Paige Oamek

ViewpointCover Story

Democrats Must Invest in Young People If They Want to Win

The midterms proved the climate generation is a force to be reckoned with.

Varshini Prakash