by Jon Queally, staff writer "Progressive policies do not hurt candidates," says the New York Democrat. "Every single candidate that co-sponsored Medicare for All in a swing district kept their seat. We also know that co-sponsoring the Green New Deal was not a sinker."
by Jon Queally, staff writer "It's time to get back to building bridges, not walls." Leaders from around the world congratulate the Democrats, but say much damage done by Trump requires repair.
by Jon Queally, staff writer The same cannot be said for those more centrist lawmakers who continue to defend the nation's increasingly unpopular for-profit healthcare system.
by Jon Queally, staff writer The new lameduck president showed no sense of irony, hypocrisy, or self-awareness at all as he accused Biden, who has repeatedly over the last four days urged for all the ballots to be counted and for the nation to be patient, of claiming his win prematurely.
by Jon Queally, staff writer On Saturday morning, the U.S. president falsely claimed he "won this election, by a lot." The only legitimate, fact-based response to that must be: No, you didn't .
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer The president's suits, said one law professor, look less like a legal strategy and "more like public relation stunts meant to create a false impression that the election is filled with improprieties and fraud."
by Nina Turner Biden and Democrats in Congress now have an opportunity to win a generation’s long-term loyalty, but only if they deliver the big changes young Americans demand.
by Thea M. Lee Many elections across the country demonstrated that progressive, pro-worker policies are not just good economics, but also can be electoral winners.
by Ralph Nader Loaded with nearly twice as much money as the GOP, the Democrats showed that weak candidates with no robust agendas for people where they live, work, and raise their families, is a losing formula.
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