Texas energy policy affects bills, land, safety, pollution, and democracy. Jon Rosenthal says the public must come first.
Progressive Politics
Nydia Cárdenas: Tarrant County Government Must Serve Working Families, Not Powerful Interests
A mechanical engineer turned grassroots candidate, Nydia Cárdenas argues that Tarrant County can replace austerity and cruelty with competent, people-centered government.
LIVE! MAGA Attacks Mullin, McMorrow Rebukes Third Way as Debt and Healthcare Costs Explode
MAGA turns on Mullin over immigration, McMorrow pushes back on Third Way, the debt tops $40T, and employer healthcare costs race toward another painful increase.
LIVE! Wahab Beats AIPAC, Red States Shift Blue, Healthcare Soars, $40T GOP Debt, Beshear Backs Big Tent
From surging employer healthcare costs to Wahab’s upset over AIPAC money, Democrats gain ground in red states while $40T debt and Beshear’s DSA message reshape the political debate.
Red-State Races Shift Blue as Glaude, Kasich & Beshear Explain the DSA Surge
Cook moves red-state races toward Democrats as Eddie Glaude, John Kasich and Andy Beshear explain why bold, working-class DSA politics are gaining traction.
Houston Renters Win A/C, Bessent Bond Move Raises Alarm, Judge Blocks Trump-RFK Teen Policy
Neil Aquino discusses Houston’s renter A/C victory and Plummer, as critics blast Bessent’s bond-market move and a judge blocks Trump-RFK changes to teen pregnancy prevention.
Angie Nixon’s DSA Upset, Ossoff Neuters Trump, Graham Craters, Democrats Repair GOP Economies
Angie Nixon’s DSA upset rattles Florida, Jon Ossoff unloads on Trump, Darline Graham exposes GOP “reverse DEI,” and the data show Democrats repeatedly inherit and repair weaker economies.
Angie Nixon Wins, Voters Eye Democratic Socialism as GOP Healthcare Cuts Devastate Working Families
Angie Nixon won. Her upset over a vastly better-funded rival shows grassroots power as voters reconsider democratic socialism while Trump-GOP healthcare cuts batter families and hospitals across all 50 states.
MAGA Has No Answers: Voters Eye DSA as Trump Splurges $900M and Independent Media Pushes Back
A Republican strategist sees voters open to DSA as a protest against MAGA failure; Trump’s $900M D.C. splurge and dubious Iran threat collide with independent media demanding real answers.
Democrats Must Win—But Jeffries, Trump’s Troop Abuse, and Corporate Healthcare Need a Reckoning
Democrats must defeat MAGA without abandoning progressive accountability. Jeffries faces a Medicare for All test, Wes Moore defends exhausted troops, and healthcare profiteering gets exposed.