Progressives and their values are making their presence felt across the country, from local contests to national debates.

We’re at least two election cycles away from grasping the impact and potential of our shift to district City Council elections in Santa Cruz. Downtown housing construction, driven as it is by the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Most Democratic candidates for Utah's new — and very blue — 1st Congressional District participated in a town hall where they unanimously accused Israel of genocide, endorsed ...

According to a new report from Axios, some progressive operatives are quietly encouraging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to consider a run for president in 2028. The idea circulating among ...

Jesse Jackson’s two campaigns for president, in 1984 and 1988, were unsuccessful but historic. The civil rights activist and organizer, who died on Feb. 17, 2026, helped pave the way for Barack ...

A coalition of local and statewide progressive organizations is calling on Gov. Josh Stein to pause the planned Interstate 77 express toll lanes project, which would expand the highway from uptown to ...

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