Did the Midterms Kill Climate Politics?

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Climate change was not a hot topic during this year’s midterm elections. Candidates who’d previously championed climate action walked those positions back this cycle. Abdul El-Sayed supported the Green New Deal when he ran for governor in 2018; he said he wouldn’t defend it now. James Talarico sponsored climate legislationContinue Reading

Jewish Doctor Wins Religious Exemption From Union Membership Over Its Anti-Zionist Support

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In May, the House subcommittee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing: “Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care,” which focused on allegations of antisemitism and pro-Palestine activism becoming more prevalent in U.S. hospitals, medical schools, residency programs, and healthcare unions. Cardiologist Dr. Jacob Agronin testified toContinue Reading

Developing! The Democrats Are (Almost) the Working-Class Party Again

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Did the working class win the 2026 midterms? That depends on whether you’re talking about candidates or voters. Working-class candidates did very well. Duke sociologist Nicholas Carnes and Vanderbilt political scientist Noam Lupu count seven midterm general election candidates for Congress who held working-class jobs immediately prior to entering politics.Continue Reading

The ‘Invade the World, Invite the World’ Election

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Politics You can’t transform a nation’s demographics without upending its politics. The Republican Party got smacked in the midterm elections because of voter frustration over the Iran War and its economic consequences, as even many Republicans, including Vice President J.D. Vance, have acknowledged. But the scale of the Democrats’ sweepingContinue Reading