The Trump Administration and congressional Republicans have waged war on clean energy sources, and wind power in particular.

Why Won’t the Clean Energy Industry Play Dirty?

by Kainoa Lowman September 28, 2026September 28, 2026

Since sweeping to power in 2025, Republicans have waged an all-out war on clean energy. Congress gutted major clean energy and electric vehicle subsidies enacted under Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, killed state-level rules to spur electric vehicle adoption, and blocked legislation to ease permitting for wind power projects. The Trump administration has gone further, […]

Majority Rules: Maine Governor Janet Mills can still remind voters she’ll be on the ballot for the Democratic primary in Maine, and let the people pick their nominee. Here, Mills attends a PEN America Gala at The American Museum of Natural History on May 15, 2025, in New York.

Politics

Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign

by Bill Scher May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Democrats should unite behind Graham Platner if Maine’s Democratic voters pick him to run against Senator Susan Collins. But voters should make that choice first.

Impeachment: Outside Trump Tower, demonstrators say what Congressional Republicans won't.

Law and Justice

Congressional Republicans Could End Trump’s Madness

by David Atkins April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

The Founders designed our democracy with a failsafe against would-be despots: impeachment.

Millions of small business owners, freelancers, and gig workers rely on the Affordable Care Act for health insurance. Republican indifference to that reality is creating an unexpected political opportunity.

Health Care

Republican Attacks on the Affordable Care Act Give Democrats an Opportunity to Court Small Business

by David Masciotra January 12, 2026January 11, 2026

Millions of entrepreneurs, small proprietors, and gig workers get their health insurance through Obamacare.

Politics

Why We Need a New Dickens

by Matthew Cooper December 25, 2025February 3, 2026

Everyone cares about Oliver Twist. Now we need to help the Artful Dodgers.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer hold a press conference on the government shutdown in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday October 16, 2025.

Politics

Democrats Are Winning the Survey Question That Matters

by Bill Scher October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

Despite the political risk of holding up funds for government operations, the congressional generic ballot test is still leaning in the Democratic Party’s favor.