Tag: Midterm Elections
How Do We Confront this Climate of Fear-Mongering? Q&A (Pt 5/5)
In Part 5 of Paul Jay and Aaron Mate’s interactive discussion with viewers about the controversy over Trump’s visit to Helsinki they talk about what can be done to counter fear-mongering – From a live…
Trump Built a Wall of Fear in Rural America, Can Progressive Ideas Break Through?
A spirited race in Pennsylvania’s newly drawn conservative 11th district became a contest of progressive ideas against Trumpism. TRNN traversed Lancaster county to find out if the message resonated Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Relative to Previous Midterm Elections, Trump’s 2018 Loss Was Significant
Given how well the economy has been doing, Trump, if he were a “normal” president, would have expanded the Republican House majority, not lost it, says CEPR’s Mark Weisbrot Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and…
Abby Martin: The Democratic Party’s ‘Abysmal Failure’ Presenting a Platform
Being anti-Trump is not good enough for defeating Trump. The Democratic Party needs a clearer and more progressive platform if it hopes to halt the country’s rightward movement, says Empire Files’ Abby Martin on the…
Democratic Socialist Congress Candidate Sarah Smith: Anti-War Activism Is Essential for Progressives
Washington state’s democratic socialist House candidate Sarah Smith says progressives must prioritize anti-war activism, as she challenges hawkish neoliberal corporate Democrat Adam Smith, who is funded by the arms industry. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
2018 Midterms: What About Public Schools?
Experts discuss progressive education policy in the most significant midterm elections in a generation ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) **
The US journalism crisis is a democracy crisis
The societal ramifications of the death of local journalism in the United States are as widespread as they are depressingly predictable. As Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols recently wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review,…
Organizing across racial and class divides in rural North Carolina
In rural North Carolina, dog-whistle politics focused on scapegoating minorities for social and economic problems have long fueled racial resentment but have done little to address high poverty rates and rising inequality, says Alicia Walker-Patterson….
The Chris Hedges Report: Why did Democrats give this pro-Trump GOP primary candidate $425,000?
John Gibbs, a former Trump administration official, has received over $425,000 from the Democratic Party. Historian Paul Street joins ‘The Chris Hedges Report’ to discuss what is taking place on our bizarre political landscape as…
Nevada’s UNITE HERE union canvassers mobilize for 2022 elections
Things are heating up in Nevada ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 8. A Republican victory in the state could end up flipping the Senate, and undermine the Democrats’ federal agenda for years…
