Neutrality or Safety: You Cannot Have Both

By Heather Thomas | March 25, 2026
Kate Bailey lives in South Burlington. She is a former chair of the South Burlington School Board and Chair of the South Burlington Progressive Party City Caucus.Last week, South Burlington City and school district leaders had the opportunity to respond to the harm and fear ICE inflicted on our community. The statements can be summed up with a general concern…Read More

The Future of Conservative Populism

By Henry Olsen | March 25, 2026
Conservative populism has now firmly established itself as a significant force in most of the Western world. It remains unclear, however, whether it can build on that to become a dominant power.The evidence of significance is overwhelming. Populist parties regularly receive twenty or more percent in national elections, at times exceeding thirty percent. Leaders such as Donald Trump, Sanae Takaichi,…Read More

Nandy backs Andy but stalemate continues

By Ethan Croft | March 24, 2026
Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, committed news yesterday when she called for Andy Burnham to be allowed to run for parliament. In January Burnham was blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election by Labour’s National Executive Committee. NEC officers said that Burnham going to Westminster would create the unnecessary expense of a Greater Manchester mayoralty by-election (they were…Read More

Could Obama Win a Democratic Primary Today?

By Michael Baharaeen | March 24, 2026
Picture a candidate running for elected office who fits this description:He believes marriage should be between one man and one woman;He criticizes the incumbent president for being too soft on illegal immigration;He proudly touts America’s relationship with Israel in a speech to AIPAC, the country’s top pro-Israel lobbying group;He supports limits on abortion, calling it a “moral” issue, and inserts…Read More

The Future of the Left After Sanders

By Justin Vassallo | March 23, 2026
A central if underexamined question looming over the 2028 Democratic primary and the future of the American left more broadly is who will claim the mantle of Bernie Sanders’s progressive populism. Many presume Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is Sanders’s heir apparent, based on her star power and the long-established affinity between the two. But Ocasio-Cortez isn’t necessarily Sanders’s…Read More

The SAVE America Act could backfire bigly on MAGA

By Noah Berlatsky | March 23, 2026
Mike Lee, the leader of the Senate push for the bill, in January. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty)Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️💬 Subscribe to PN 💬This weekend, the Republicans thrashed about in the Senate like rotting, mildly electrocuted trout as they attempted to pass the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) America Act — a bill…Read More

The 2026 Carolina Forward Slate

By Research Staff | March 23, 2026
Today, Carolina Forward is proud to announce our official 2026 slate of endorsements for the North Carolina General Assembly. Under the North Carolina state constitution, our state legislature is the single most powerful branch of government by far. With the help of aggressive partisan gerrymandering, this arm of government has also been captured and distorted… The post The 2026 Carolina…Read More

Trump places statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House

By Brian Witte | March 23, 2026
A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, President Trump’s latest move to revive traditional views of the explorer. christopher columbus,president trump,statue,white house,native people,maryland lobbyist,traditional view,indigenous peoples day,time,harbor,americas,recent year,baltimore,columbus day,place statue Source link www.latimes.comRead More