On the Democratic Party’s Long History of Bait and Switch

Last week, the labor organization Workers Strike Back sent an email about the desperate need to build a grassroots movement for Medicare for All. The Democratic Party, they argue, is simply not a reliable actor on the issue. It refuses to mount a serious policy fight to get a program like this passed, instead relying…Read more On the Democratic Party’s Long History of Bait and Switch

Goodbye and Good Riddance to Tina Smith

Minnesota's Junior Senator Tina Smith recently announced that she will not run for reelection in 2026, and nobody should be particularly sad about it. Smith hasn't been a terrible rep., per se., but also not a great one. She achieved a few policy wins and displayed some admirable qualities while in Washington—yet ultimately became complicit…Read more Goodbye and Good Riddance to Tina Smith