To Turn Election Wins Into Policy, House Progressives Need More Committee Power Progressive policies face a committee structure that distorts democracy and favors corporate-backed centrists. Zephyr Teachout Dec 04, 2020
Candace Valenzuela Is Running to Give All People a Chance at the American Dream If she’s successful in her bid to represent Texas’s 24th Congressional District, Valenzuela will flip the district to blue and become the first Black and Latinx member of Congress. Joshua Vaughn Oct 30, 2020
For Illinois Democrat Marie Newman, Progressive Is ‘Practical’ Newman, who is running for a U.S. House seat, wants Medicare for all, green jobs, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Cinnamon Janzer Oct 27, 2020
Yes, Amy Klobuchar Is To Blame For Myon Burrell’s Unjust Conviction Prosecutors in Hennepin County, Minnesota, used jailhouse informants and an unreliable gang expert, and ignored evidence of innocence to send a Black teenager to prison for life. Kyle C. Barry Feb 19, 2020
Bail Reform Was Just The Beginning Of What Democrats Were Elected To Do Vaidya Gullapalli Feb 14, 2020
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Endorses George Gascón for District Attorney The former San Francisco DA got the nod over incumbent Jackie Lacey, whose tenure advocates and activists have long criticized as lackluster. Jessica Pishko Dec 10, 2019
Democrats Should Deliver On Gun Control That Doesn’t Feed Mass Incarceration Vaidya Gullapalli Nov 13, 2019
Julián Castro’s Criminal Justice Plan: Long On Inspiration, Short On Specifics Sarah Lustbader Oct 28, 2019
Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Releases Criminal Justice Reform Plan The South Bend, Indiana, mayor says his plan—which includes cutting the incarcerated population by half—will "rebalance" a system that is "unfair and racist in many ways." Aaron Morrison Oct 26, 2019
Sanders And Warren Just Released the Most Decarceral Criminal Justice Platforms Ever The 2020 presidential candidates recently unveiled national criminal justice agendas that reimagine public safety and punishment. Aaron Morrison Aug 23, 2019
