SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday’s pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump‘s version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats’ ideals as “an antidote to the poisonous […]
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Race to unseat New York progressive ‘most expensive House primary ever’
The primary for New York’s 16th congressional district, which takes place on Tuesday, has drawn record-breaking spending, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) and a crypto-currency Super Pac behind the lion’s share of the funding. AdImpact, a group tracking political advertisements, reported earlier this week that the race between the incumbent progressive representative […]
Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party braces for court case that might dissolve it
BANGKOK (AP) — The former leader of Thailand’s progressive opposition Move Forward party vowed on Sunday to keep fighting as the party faces a court case that could result in its dissolution. The Constitutional Court has agreed to rule on whether the party violated the constitution by proposing to amend a law that forbids defaming […]
Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman runs as an outsider as he fights for a third term
WHITE PLAINS, New York — Incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman is running for a third term in Congress benefitting from the endorsements of the top House Democratic leaders and his own ubiquitous presence in Washington, on cable news and on social media. But as he fights for his political survival here in a district north of […]
Mayor Johnson hires organizer as administration liaison to progressive groups
Mayor Brandon Johnson is making more prime space for his progressive base with a new hire. Johnson created a new role to bring community organizer Kennedy Bartley into his administration. Starting Tuesday, Bartley will serve as managing deputy of external relations, tasked with working more closely with the unions, activist organizations and neighborhood groups that […]
Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups. He won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary […]
A Progressive DA Fights for His Job — in Hipster Portland
PORTLAND, Oregon — The “Keep Portland Weird!” t-shirts are on sale and it’s still common to encounter employees wearing N-95 masks. Yet that’s not what greets visitors at the iconic Powell’s Books downtown here. The first image is of the private security guard staged just past the entrance. With its ubiquitous hipster coffee and IPAs, […]
If Murphy signs OPRA ‘reform,’ he abandons his progressive ambitions — and legacy
Gov. Phil Murphy has been a source of ambivalence for the progressive wing of the New Jersey Democratic Party. He was a refreshing breath of fresh air and a champion of its long-ignored agenda after taking office in 2018. Public employee unions and teachers, who spent the previous eight years as Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s […]
In Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a critical presidential election year. The state’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes much of liberal Portland, will have its first open Democratic primary since 1996 with […]
In progressive Argentina, the LGBTQ+ community says president has turned back the clock
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — When Luana Salva got her first formal job after years of prostitution, she was ecstatic. A quota law in Argentina that promoted the inclusion of transgender people in the work force — unprecedented in Latin America expect in neighboring Uruguay — pulled her from the capital’s street corners into the Foreign […]
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surprise progressive star in California capital’s mayoral race
In an election year where California’s races have the potential to be among the most consequential in the US, one of the most fascinating contests is shaping up somewhere unexpected: Sacramento. The leading candidate to replace the city’s mayor is a progressive public health expert running for elected office for the first time. Flojaune Cofer […]