N.Y. Justice Dem: White Male Terrorism Is ‘Biggest Issue’ in US

House candidate Jamaal Bowman adds '99.9%' of immigrants 'come here looking for asylum'

Collin Anderson
November 3, 2019 5:00 AM

A New York City congressional candidate endorsed by the same progressive group that backed Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) called "white male domestic terrorism" the "biggest issue in our country."

Justice Democrats-Endorsed Candidate Wants to Disarm Police

Charles Fain Lehman and Collin Anderson
October 19, 2019 5:00 AM

A congressional candidate, who is endorsed by the same progressive group that backed Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) in 2018, recently called to disarm police officers.

AOC Wants to Abolish Prisons

Squad-member: We need a 'real conversation about … prison abolition'

Charles Fain Lehman
October 7, 2019 3:35 PM

Congressional firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) said that America needs to have a "real conversation" about "prison abolition" on Monday morning.

Tax Backed by 2020 Dems Would Hurt Retirement Accounts, Report Finds

Average retirement account would lose $20,000 to tax

Charles Fain Lehman
September 24, 2019 5:00 AM

A financial transaction tax, though popular with 2020 Democrats, would raise little revenue and substantially shrink the U.S. economy, a recently released report concludes.

Omar: Biden Is Not Progressive Enough

‘We want somebody who really has a plan that is going to tackle a lot of the systematic challenges that we have’

Elizabeth Matamoros
September 23, 2019 1:10 PM

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) said presidential candidate Joe Biden does not fit the progressive agenda that she believes people want.

Arizona Progressives Seek to Censure Sinema for ‘Disappointing’ Voting Record

'We want Democrats to vote like Democrats'

Cameron Cawthorne
September 17, 2019 10:55 PM

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) is facing a censure vote from the Progressive Caucus of the Arizona Democratic Party, due to her support for some of President Donald Trump's nominees.

Sanders Refuses to Endorse Any Senate Candidate While in Colorado

Move highlights ongoing split between progressive Dems and rest of the party

Todd Shepherd
September 9, 2019 3:15 PM

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders (I.) is not endorsing any of the Democratic candidates for Senate in Colorado while making a campaign swing through the state.

Hickenlooper Gets Boost After Candidate in CO Senate Race Suspends Campaign

Progressive wing of the party has pushed back on 'coronation' of Hickenlooper

Todd Shepherd
September 3, 2019 3:35 PM

One of the top intra-party challengers for the Democratic Senate nomination in Colorado suspended his campaign on Tuesday, clearing away one of the toughest obstacles former Governor John Hickenlooper faced when he joined the contest after dropping his failing presidential bid.

Minnesota’s ‘Line 3’ Renews Pipeline Politics

Progressive 2020 Dems stake out hardline position

Todd Shepherd
September 2, 2019 5:00 AM

The progressive wing of Democratic presidential contenders is staking out a hardline position on a pipeline replacement project in Minnesota, a position that is further left than many local Democrats in the state and could pinch more centrist Democrats on the national level.

Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitism

Trying to separate hatred of Israel from classic Jew-hatred is an act of willful blindness.

Aaron Kliegman
August 29, 2019 9:45 AM

Anti-Semites can have completely opposing political views and social values, but they all have one thing in common: hatred of Israel, the Jew among nations.

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