Bernie Sanders Has One Chance to Defeat Joe Biden

Anis Shivani / Common Dreams Mar 6, 2020 If the Vermont senator has any hope of staging a comeback, he must prove to American voters that his opponent is fundamentally unelectable. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Planned Parenthood Endorses Challenger to Sen. Susan Collins

DAVID SHARP / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 The organization says the Maine legislator “turned her back” on women and cites her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Warren-Sanders Feud Is Proof Our Electoral System Is Broken

David Daley / Salon Jan 21, 2020 Winner-takes-all voting not only encourages fighting between ideological allies, it practically necessitates it. Reform is the only answer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americans Can’t Decolonize Their Holidays Soon Enough

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 10, 2019 Columbus Day is increasingly being replaced by a celebration of indigenous peoples and their central role in our history and in our future. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Minimum Wage Rising in 20 States and Numerous Cities

DAVID A. LIEB / The Associated Press Dec 30, 2018 State and local wage laws come amid a multi-year push by unions and progressive groups to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour nationwide. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Maine’s Radical Universal Home Health Care Proposition

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 14, 2018 For the state’s elderly and disabled populations, as well as for home care workers, the measure could bring much-needed relief—but state business groups are trying to stop it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Funding Platform to Unseat Susan Collins in 2020 Crashes From Traffic Surge

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Oct 6, 2018 The fund had already surpassed its $2 million goal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Election Commission Documents Cast Doubt on Trump’s Claims of Voter Fraud

Jessica Huseman / ProPublica Aug 6, 2018 Thousands of pages of internal records are likely to bolster critics of the short-lived Trump administration's commission on voter fraud. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Voters Reject GOP’s Rep. Sanford After Trump Points to 2009 Love Scandal

THOMAS BEAUMONT / The Associated Press Jun 12, 2018 Primaries are held in South Carolina, Virginia, Nevada and Maine. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How Can a Scientist Make Sense of the Religious Impulse?

Steven Gimbel Apr 6, 2018 Physicist Alan Lightman ponders this and other questions in his new book, "Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Latest Nor’easter Reaches Blizzard Conditions

The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 More than a foot of snow is expected in some areas as the third major storm in two weeks slams the Northeast, and Amtrak suspends service between Boston and New York City. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Offshore Wind Farms Worry Fishing Industry

Philip Marcelo / The Associated Press Dec 26, 2017 Commercial fishers dread the possibility of navigating among marine turbines, as well as possible environmental effects and restrictions on their way of life. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )