Indigenous Democrats Helped Flip Arizona, No Thanks to Party Leaders
The daughter of a Northeast Arizona Native Democrats field organizer holds a campaign sign during voter outreach efforts on the Navajo Nation. Braden Nez Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In early March, Jaynie Parrish was living…
We Just Saw the Beginning of the Biden-Harris Era, and It Couldn’t Be More Different
Paul Sancya / Associated Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.In his first public remarks since the race was called for him Saturday morning, President-elect Joe Biden claimed a mandate to govern—and laid down a marker for the kind of president he intends…
Electoral Gains This Week Show the (New) South Rises—Slowly
Former gubernatorial candidate and former state Rep. Stacey Abrams waves to the crowd as she crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma, Ala. Butch Dill/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Progress toward a more just and equal society is…
Progressives Tell Biden: Appointees Must Be Diverse and Free of Corporate Ties
Joe Biden at his town hall with ABC News in Philadelphia on October 15, 2020.Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Election Day is still two weeks away, but progressives are already ramping up their efforts to influence who gets to serve in a…
The Next Fight Over the Soul of the Democratic Party? Biden’s Chief of Staff.
Carolyn Kaster/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.If Joe Biden prevails against Donald Trump on November 3, his victory will set in motion a massive transition operation that Biden allies have been quietly building for months. Of the more than 4,000 positions a…
Watch Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse School Amy Coney Barrett on Dark Money
United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat of Rhode Island) makes a presentation during his questioning of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday, October 13, 2020.Greg Nash/Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the…