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October 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is making the Virginia gubernatorial election about race.
October 23, 2017
Sarah Jones
Can Democrats Win Rural Virginia Voters?
Despite challenges, liberal organizers in western Virginia are hopeful for the future.
October 19, 2017
Graham Vyse
Ralph Northam Is Taking on Betsy DeVos—by Breaking With Barack Obama
Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate is a staunch defender of public schools and a skeptic of charter schools and standardized testing.
October 18, 2017
Sarah Jones
The Ralph Northam campaign left a black Democratic candidate off a mailer.
October 5, 2017
Alex Shephard
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Sarah Jones
How Ed Gillespie Became a Trumpist
The Republican candidate for governor in Virginia is establishment through and through. His turn toward Trumpism is a dire omen for the party.
September 12, 2017
Magazine
Alan Wolfe
Rules for Radicals
A right-wing economist’s plan to rig democracy for the rich.
August 23, 2017
Sarah Jones
The Virginia GOP practically called Ralph Northam a race traitor.
August 17, 2017
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
The Left’s Blind Spot: Anti-Semitism
The neo-Nazi violence in Charlottesville highlighted the threat against Jews in Trump's America. Why do progressives struggle to recognize that?
August 16, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Fan-Service to His Base Is Tearing America Apart
The president doesn't pretend to represent all citizens—just his most hardcore supporters.
June 14, 2017
Jeet Heer
How Congress Can Fight Political Violence
Partisan polarization is getting worse, and gun control has stalled. But Democrats and Republicans can unite over treatment for troubled people.
June 14, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump and Paul Ryan responded appropriately to today’s shooting. Some of their GOP colleagues did not.
June 14, 2017
Alex Shephard
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Graham Vyse
In Virginia, Democrats Win and Republicans Lose
The state's gubernatorial primary races show that the momentum is all with the Democrats.
June 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
The Washington Post
’s Ralph Northam endorsement makes a great case—for Tom Perriello.
May 22, 2017
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Alex Shephard
The Rumble in Richmond
Tom Perriello's insurgent campaign against Ralph Northam for Virginia governor is the biggest Democratic title bout since Hillary vs. Bernie.
May 15, 2017
Sarah Jones
Yes, we should tear down Confederate monuments.
May 1, 2017
Graham Vyse
A Former Goldman Sachs Executive Is Running Away With This Year’s Most Important Race for Democrats
And given the party's sorry state, there's nothing wrong with that.
April 25, 2017
Sarah Jones
Corey Stewart doesn’t get that you can be a Southerner without being racist.
March 9, 2017
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Kevin Baker
It’s Time for a Bluexit
A declaration of independence from Trump's America.
February 3, 2017
Primary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 43: Tom Perriello and the Triumph of Confident Progressivism
January 5, 2017
Alex Shephard
The Virginia governor’s race is the next front in the Democratic Party’s internal war.
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