John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Opinion
Republicans blame Biden for inflation, but their economic record is the real disaster
October 19, 2022Polls show voters think Republicans are better on the economy. This mistaken view is nothing new.
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Culture
No art without art workers: Philly museum strike carries on
October 13, 2022180 Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) curators, educators, archivists, and other art workers aren’t feeling the love from one of the nation’s oldest and most venerable art institutions.
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Politics
Republicans crank up their hypocrisy and lie machines in Georgia
October 7, 2022They stick by flawed candidate Herschel Walker because, without that state, they see no path to taking over the U.S. Senate.
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Culture
New book, ‘Power Concedes Nothing,’ collects insights from on-the-ground electoral organizers
October 5, 2022Every page contains a treasure of lessons from those on the front lines in the work of grassroots voter mobilization, political infrastructure development, and coalition building in some of the most critical battleground states.
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Politics
House passes law to prevent MAGA power grabs in presidential elections
September 27, 2022All Democrats supported the bill, all but nine Republicans opposed it.
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Environment
Jackson, Mississippi water crisis continues despite GOP governor’s declaration
September 22, 2022The people contend with new boil-water alerts and a push to privatize the system.
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Politics
The 2022 midterms: Referendum on reproductive rights, voting rights, and democracy
September 15, 2022At White House with Vice President Kamala Harris, women’s rights and civil rights groups forge a united fight for their causes.
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Politics
Ohio voters too are alarmed by right wing Republican extremism
September 13, 2022Once thinking they had it in the bag, the Ohio GOP worries that Democrat Tim Ryan could defeat their wunderkind, J.D. Vance.
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