Stephen Lynch defeated progressive challenger Patrick Roath in the Massachusetts 8th Congressional District Democratic primary despite clashes over ICE.
Richard Neal defeated progressive challenger Jeromie Whalen in the Massachusetts 1st Congressional District primary, but the seniority debate rages on.
The history of American protest music and how it has intersected with politics is the subject of a fascinating new book, On the Record: Music that Changed America, by Anna Harwell Celenza. Each chapter examines a historical period in which music intersected with politics, sometimes even inspiring legislation. It includes the histories of both “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Lift […]
Women in the political arena can be a very potent transformative force. I know this firsthand from almost 50 years in the challenging field of politics. In this long odyssey, the women who changed me — who changed how I understand leadership, sacrifice, and what it means to fight for freedom — are mostly unsung […]
When I first moved to the United States from the United Kingdom in 2013, I was inundated with a long list of American quirks I had to navigate, enjoy, and attempt to understand. I became convinced that air conditioning was the best invention known to mankind and that portion sizes and free refills made eating […]
American foreign policy is again being tested by regimes that censor, jail, and kill to stay in power. President Ronald Reagan had a bold vision to anticipate a response to these atrocities. He believed that strong citizens, not just strong states, would shape the future. One hundred and fifteen years since his birth, that idea […]
"Respectfully, f--k off." Those words by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson, Izzy Gardon, summed up the current race to the bottom of American politics.
Democratic Socialists aim to tax-to-the-max for ideological reasons; unions are motivated by greed, and as it turns out, labor’s been a driving force behind...
