John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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As coronavirus spreads, “Medicare for All” takes center stage in Illinois primary fight
March 5, 2020Protecting a health care system that puts profits over patients in the face of a crisis makes no sense.
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Surging “authoritarianization”: 2020 elections crucial to stopping slide down Trump’s path
March 2, 2020The GOP seeks to enshrine itself as a permanent governing regime party, despite the fact they are increasingly a minority party.
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No room for homophobic attacks in presidential contest
February 20, 2020“Rush is a nasty and hateful person who lives in a bigot bubble and doesn’t realize he’s out of touch with America."
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In politics, a day or a week makes a big difference
February 18, 2020A week ago many were panicking that Trump could win, now they’re turning out to make sure he doesn’t.
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Dems must focus on removing Trump from the White House
February 7, 2020The chaos is likely the final nail in the coffin of the Iowa caucus, long criticized as undemocratic and unrepresentative of Democratic base voters.
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Democrats seek unity against Trump as Iowa caucuses launch nominating process
February 3, 2020With this state blanketed in a light coat of snow, a record number of Democrats, perhaps as many as 300,000, are expected to participate in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3.
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Iowa voters weigh many factors as they decide who to support
January 24, 2020Voters grasp the enormous stakes in November and their weighty responsibility in the nation’s first primary contest in the Iowa Caucus on Feb. 3.
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Warren presents ambitious plans to voters in rapidly changing small-town Iowa
January 17, 2020Life in historically all-white Marshalltown, population 27,000, revolves around agriculture, manufacturing, and meatpacking. But demographics and economics are changing fast.
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