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26 Climate Conferences Have Failed to Halt Emissions. Do We Need a New Strategy?
Negotiations and climate conferences can’t bring change on their own if major powers continue to block them.
Colorado Votes to Provide Universal Free School Meals by Taxing the Wealthy
The measure will reduce the state tax deduction that can be taken by people making $300,000 or more a year.
Trump Is Blaming Everyone But Himself for Midterm Losses — Including His Wife
Some Trump allies are advising him to delay his presidential campaign announcement, which is planned for next week.
636 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Swarm Climate Talks, Up 25% From Last Year’s COP26
There are more fossil fuel lobbyists attending COP27 than representatives of the 10 nations most affected by the crisis.
DC Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Measure to End Tipped Minimum Wage
If it is not repealed, the measure will raise the minimum wage for tipped workers from $5.35 to $16.10 an hour.
Experts Say GOP House Takeover Would’ve Been Impossible Without Gerrymandering
“The U.S. is a center-left country with a gerrymandering problem,” one elections expert said.
Don’t Let the “Red Ripple” Overshadow the Local-Level Progressive Victories
Progressive policies are winning where activist networks are able to speak directly to families, friends and neighbors.
The Right Did Worse Than Expected, But That Shouldn’t Satisfy Progressives
Organizing efforts paid off in the midterms, but the left’s work isn’t over yet.
Young Voters Are Driving “Generational Shift” to the Left, Ocasio-Cortez Says
Millennials and Gen Z are taking over the electorate and potentially ushering in a new, progressive era of politics.
Voters Rebuked Trump’s Bid to Seed the US Political System With MAGA Loyalists
Far right extremist candidates had notably mediocre performances in the midterms, but the MAGA threat is far from gone.