Bernie: Manchin, Sinema "sabotaged" Dems Sanders says Manchin and Sinema "didn't have the guts" to take on powerful corporate interests Salon · May 16, 2022
What to watch in Kentucky, North Carolina and Pennsylvania primaries Matchups will be set for two open seats in the Senate and nine in the House, but some crowded races could lead to runoffs. Roll Call · May 16, 2022
Biden's leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries A new round of primary elections across the U.S. this week is exposing heightened tensions within the Democratic Party The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Can this offbeat tattooed Democrat flip a Pennsylvania Senate seat? John Fetterman, a proponent of marijuana legalization and sentencing reform, is the frontrunner in his party’s primary The Guardian - US · May 14, 2022
John Fetterman will likely be Pa.’s Democratic Senate nominee. So why do so few elected Democrats back him? PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman is president of the Pennsylvania Senate, but he doesn’t have a lot of friends among the senators. The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 13, 2022
Sanders goes after dirty corporations "No government," said the Vermont senator, "should be handing out corporate welfare to union busters" Salon · May 8, 2022
There’s rage at this Roe v Wade mess – and those on the left who didn’t see it coming From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
Dems unite to block Sanders on unions Sanders wants to stop corporations from outsourcing U.S. jobs and preventing workers from forming labor unions Salon · May 5, 2022
Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Thursday with union organizers at the White House as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Manchin backs Cotton's climate motion The West Virginia Democrat has reportedly made millions from his family's coal business Salon · May 5, 2022
Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 21 (May 5, 2022) Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Democratic Edition Ballotpedia · May 5, 2022
Amazon union leader hits back at Lindsey Graham in Senate hearing: ‘You should listen’ ‘You forgot that the people are the ones who make these companies operate’ The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Shontel Brown defeats Nina Turner in OH-11 Democratic primary rematch Incumbent Rep. Shontel Brown defeated Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District on May 3. As of Wednesday morning, Brown had received 66% of the vote to Turner’s 34%. This was a rematch. Brown defeated Turner 50% to 45% in the Aug. 3, 2021, special primary… Ballotpedia · May 5, 2022
Brown wins Ohio rematch with progressive activist Turner President Joe Biden has congratulated Democratic U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown of Ohio for her primary victory over former state Sen. Nina Turner The Independent UK · May 4, 2022
The Independent UK · May 3, 2022 Biden urges voters to ‘elect pro-choice officials’ as Democrats hope ‘radical’ leak rallies midterm base Two generations of women have relied upon Roe to access legal and safe abortions, writes Andrew Buncombe
Salon · May 3, 2022 Dems vow to codify Roe after SCOTUS leak “We must expand the court": Democrats castigate the Supreme Court over leaked abortion opinion
Reason · May 3, 2022 Why a Wealth Tax Is a Bad Idea Billionaires are better at figuring out what to do with their money than the government will ever be.
The Independent UK · May 3, 2022 Who is Samuel Alito? Supreme Court justice who reportedly wrote draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade ‘Alito, by writing this ruling, has taken the side of those who align with child rapists over their victims’
Al Jazeera · May 3, 2022 US reacts to report on overturning of Roe v Wade abortion ruling Abortion rights advocates condemn a draft Supreme Court opinion that would allow states to ban the procedure.
Benzinga · May 3, 2022 Roe V. Wade Leak Draws Reactions: Elizabeth Warren Says 'Not Going Back,' Bernie Sanders Wants Codification, And More A leaked draft opinion authored by a U.S. Supreme Court Justice suggesting the highest court of the United States will overturn Roe V. Wade has led to a barrage of criticism on social media, particularly from left-leaning politicians.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Amazon defeats drive to unionize second New York facility Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries in Ohio and Indiana WASHINGTON — A series of weekly congressional primaries in May starts Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana, and the outcomes over the coming weeks will help settle or add fuel to the debate over how influential a kingmaker former President Donald Trump is.
Roll Call · May 2, 2022 What to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Ohio and Indiana - Roll Call Races will test the strength of endorsements by Trump and Bernie Sanders, and measure how enthusiastic voters are about the midterms.
Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022 Commentary: A better presidential primary for 2024 No election in the United States is as important as our elections for president. Yet if the last two cycles have told us anything, it’s that how we nominate presidents is broken and deeply unrepresentative – a process as much about dumb luck as it is about candidate quality or…
The Independent UK · May 1, 2022 Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday