Elections
India Walton loses bitter Buffalo race but progress in Rochester and Syracuse
November 8, 2021Buffalo's mayoralty race was seen as a setback for state progressives.
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Progressives gain in NYC but lose on Long Island
November 8, 2021Pro-labor candidates win in New York City but Trump Republicans win in. some suburbs
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Austin voters reject Proposition A, which would have pumped up police budgets
November 4, 2021The measure was backed by local Republican Party officials posing as grassroots community leaders.
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House vote on historic Build Back Better and infrastructure bills draws near
November 4, 2021As Dems manage to get family leave and lower prescription prices back into the human infrastructure measure, they face continued sniping from so-called “moderates.”
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Landslide for democracy in Washington State’s Clallam County
November 4, 2021White supremacy was a constant undercurrent of a group of right-wingers known as “Gang of Four.” All went down to defeat.
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