It’s the Era of the New New Democrats.

Tuesday’s election results demolished the conventional wisdom that Democrats need to run cautious, corporate-friendly centrists to win in purple and red states.

Last Night’s Victories Were Made Possible by Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani understood something no one else did: most Donald Trump voters had their reasons for going for Trump, and those reasons were economic. Mamdani saw that, and he saw a path to winning them back. He gave it a name: affordability.

Dems' Gains Could Sideline Electoral College by 2028

Democrats' sweeping statehouse gains Tuesday have opened a path to effectively replacing the Electoral College with a national popular vote in time for the 2028 presidential election — without needing to amend the Constitution.

The Trump Trap – Key Take-Aways From Tuesday’s Election

The Democratic landslide was not only an anti-Trump movement but a signal that Americans are angry at corporate America’s greed and irresponsible practices that have made their lives harder.

Global Left Midweek — November 4, 2026

The people speak

Anti-Union Crusader Heads Labor Department Committee

Elisabeth Messenger failed to disclose more than $750,000 in compensation for her and her husband from anti-union organizations when Trump appointed her to lead the Office of Labor-Management Standards in 2025

Bernie Sanders Is on the Ballot—Against Trump

Tuesday’s midterm elections offer, at last, a test of the most important question in Democratic politics.

Israel Has Voted, But What Comes Next?

The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was consequential, if not yet conclusive.

Trumpism Is Running Out of Gas

A look at the polls and Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the midterms campaign trail suggests that MAGA may be exhausted and about to suffer a significant body blow.

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — November 3, 2026

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Culture

books

The Said Phenomenon

Conor McCarthy Los Angeles Review of Books
Two new books on Edward Said read his criticism alongside the work of Jonathan Swift and Lionel Trilling.

food

Eat Mesquite!

Serina DeSalvio Ambrook.com
In our quest for high-fiber, high-protein foods that are sustainable and delicious, the sturdy mesquite tree is getting some attention. An ideal plant for low-input agriculture, it’s adaptable to heat and drought and it has a lot of species.

poetry

Dakota Homecoming

Gwen Westerman
Dakota poet Gwen Westerman invites us to eavesdrop on a revealing conversation she had with a non-Native speaker.

books

An Organization of Organizers

Alan Wald New Politics
Reviewer Wald says this book "is entirely convincing that the IS achievement in this era should earn a well-deserved place in any accurate history of the 1960–70s Left."

food

A Great Moral Blind Spot of Our Age

Nicholas Kristof The New York Times
The sickening situation in American meatpacking plants could soon get worse, for the Trump administration proposed raising the maximum normal speed of chicken slaughter lines from 140 birds per minute to 175 per minute.

Labor

labor

Mass Worker Education: Governing From the Shop Floor

Nantina Vgontzas and Sanjay Pinto New Labor Forum
Photo of smiling people celebrating. A mass worker education program could support legal co-enforcement while also equipping workers with resources to exercise greater control over their conditions, addressing shop-floor challenges before they become acute.

labor

Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta Dies at 96

Dolores Huerta Foundation
Dolores Huerta, a founder of the UFW, helped expand the meaning of feminism. She showed that women’s equality could not be separated from the fight for fair wages, immigrant rights, racial justice, reproductive freedom and political power.

labor

Dockworkers Worldwide Are About To Strike for Palestine

Peter Cole Jacobin magazine
The second International Day of Action of Dockworkers, in solidarity with Palestine and against militarism, begins this Friday — and could be the largest worker action against war in history.

Friday nite video

Historian Debunks The Biggest Witchcraft Myths

Historian of Witchcraft & Demonology Mikki Brock deep-dives to separate fact from fiction: the Salem witch trials, the original witch hunts and what modern-day witch hunts look like.

Patrick Stewart's Extraordinary Career

Patrick Stewart was both a staple of the British stage and a global star known for his role in Star Trek and X-Men. As Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Stewart reached millions worldwide.

video

We Spoke To Trump Voters In Rural Florida

They're begging for help. Senate candidate Angie Nixon pitched Medicare For All to Trump voters, a message she's hoping will take her to Congress in November.

 

video

Digger | Movie

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. Tom Cruise,  Riz Ahmed.