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On the verge of a potential governing trifecta, state party leaders have hopscotched from candidate to candidate in the governor’s race, trying to stop democratic socialist Francesca Hong.

In the nation’s 250th year, we turn an eye to Americans who challenged power, took risks, and made our country greater.

In many ways, Paine was a fiercer supporter of democracy than many of the more celebrated Founding Fathers, whose mistrust of the “common people” led them to put limits on voting rights and popular ...

Thor Benson is an independent journalist who has contributed to The American Prospect, Wired, Rolling Stone, and many other publications. He’s currently based in Chicago. Cut through the noise of ...

Troy Jackson, as a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks to reporters at a campaign event, June 5, 2026, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo Troy Jackson will be the ...

In Whiting, Indiana, 800 workers have been locked out for four months, and they say the survival of their union is at stake. WHITING, Indiana – Elizabeth Piña has been at her union hall since 4 a.m., ...

The Justice Department is dropping its subpoenas of New York Times journalists. The episode may make it impossible to extend ...

The lawsuit, filed by 12 states, makes the case that a merged studio will have more leverage to dictate terms to distributors, leading to higher prices for everyone.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives to meet with reporters as he tries to advance the spending package at the Capitol in Washington on July 21, 2026. Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo It says ...

So one hopes that the voting public is learning a hard—or I should say watery—lesson about how important good government is, by way of the manifold consequences of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert ...

If there’s a problem with the American economy, it’s only because some people have to work for a living. Income from investment—the primary source of income for roughly 1 percent of Americans—is ...