State and Local Leaders Want More COVID-19 Relief
It’s time for congressional Republicans to listen.
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Sarah Godlewski
Lawmakers Calling for “Unity” Should Support Policies Voters Actually Want
Americans largely support progressive policies—despite objections from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Now is the time to pass them.
Democrats’ Win in Georgia Shows What Voters Really Want From Government
It’s time for political leaders, no matter their party, to listen to voters—and provide financial relief from the pandemic.
Historic Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes House of Representatives
It’s the first time a full chamber of Congress has approved such a measure.
No, Defund The Police And Medicare For All Didn’t Lead To Democratic Losses In The House
Party leaders have blamed progressive left policies for disappointing electoral results. A close examination of winners and losers suggests otherwise.
Mondaire Jones Is Bringing the Fight Against Systemic Racism to Congress
Jones has vowed to support expansion of the Supreme Court, back the Green New Deal, and push for criminal justice reform.
Teresa Leger Fernandez Wins In New Mexico’s Third Congressional District. She’s Fighting For ‘A Politics Of Opportunity.’
Leger Fernandez wants to pass universal healthcare and improve infrastructure in tribal and rural communities.
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.
The Appeal Podcast: A Lack of Basic Rights for Incarcerated Workers
With journalist Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard