Truthout
Elections
ALEC Drops Spring Meeting Months After Losing Hundreds of Members in Midterms
ALEC lost at least 366 politicians tied to the organization, including legislators who lost or left office in 2018.
Ocasio-Cortez Tells Small Donors to Give Directly to Candidates Instead of DCCC
A new Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rule would cut off firms that work with primary challengers.
Shunning Corporate PACs Won’t End Corporate Influence in Elections
Industry will still find ways for money to reach the candidate through “individual donations.”
Foreign-Owned Corporations Funnel Millions Into US Elections
Under current rules, the Federal Election Commission has no tools to stop any sort of influence from foreign nationals.
Who Will Be on Stage in the Democratic Debates?
The DNC rules for entry into the Democratic debates are like a presidential primary Hunger Games.
Florida Lawmakers Attempt to Weaken Voter Rights Restoration
The bill undermines the recently restored voting rights of over 1 million residents with past felony convictions.
Beto O’Rourke Raises $6.1 Million in First 24 Hours of His Campaign
It's the largest initial fundraising haul for any Democratic contender who has disclosed figures to date.
Southern Progressives Focus on Electoral Justice, Not Democratic Party
What the midterms saw was not a blue wave, but the impact of Black women with an electoral justice mindset.
The 2020 Democrats of the “Anti-Green New Deal Coalition”
Some 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls show less-than-full-throated support for the Green New Deal.
“Speaking Truth to Power” Is No Substitute for Taking Power
Appealing to the hearts of people who run a heartless system won't further the progressive agenda.