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How Jesse Jackson set the stage for Bernie Sanders and today’s progressives

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 Obama’s election a generation later as the nation’s first – and so far only – African American president.

The Conversation

‘Populism’: we used to know what it meant. Now the defining word of our era has lost its meaning

In the 2010s it described an insurgent rhetorical style; in the 2020s it is inadequate to account for the wildly diverging fates of the left and right, says Oliver Eagleton, managing editor of Phenomenal World

The Guardian - UK

‘All-time high’ number of Americans believe Democrats are ‘too liberal’, poll says

The number of conservative Democrats has more than halved since the 1990s, as support for left-leaning Democrats surges

The Independent UK

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Michigan Senate candidates tell Washington Democrats: Show some spine

Three Senate candidates in Michigan are unified around demand for Democrats to stand their ground on shutdown fight

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Bernie Sanders is already eyeing the left's next big Democratic primary upset

Sanders said Nida Allam and Brad Lander are both candidates he thinks have a strong chance.

Axios

Analilia Mejia scores progressive upset in New Jersey primary as rival concedes

Ex-congressman Tom Malinowski congratulates activist on ‘hard-won victory’ in special primary for US House seat

The Guardian - US

Malinowski concedes to Mejia in New Jersey special primary

Former Rep. Tom Malinowski conceded his comeback bid in New Jersey’s 11th District, clearing the path for progressive Analilia Mejia.

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‘This is not a monarchy’: Bernie Sanders slams Donald Trump after his attack on an Olympian for having ‘mixed emotions’ representing US

Trump has to be reminded what the country was founded on.

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NYC nurses strike to end soon? Tentative deal reached at 2 major hospitals on pay and workplace safety

After nearly a month on the picket lines, nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospital systems, Montefiore and Mount Sinai, have reached tentative agreements with management, potentially ending one of the city’s biggest nurse strikes in decades.

The Times of India

New Jersey Democratic primary contest for House seat on knife-edge as votes trickle in

Progressive Analilia Mejia maintains slim lead after votes seemed to be swinging for Tom Malinowski

The Guardian - US

What to know about the New Jersey special election primary for Sherrill’s seat

Democrats in New Jersey’s 11th District are voting Thursday to pick their nominee and likely successor to Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Roll Call

Trump escalates his calls for Republicans to ‘nationalize’ elections he claims are riddled with ‘horrible’ corruption

House Speaker Mike Johnson insists that Trump was just ‘expressing his frustration’ with some Democrat-leaning parts of the country with alleged election integrity issues

The Independent UK

In New Jersey special election, Democrats debate who is best to fight Trump

Eleven Democrats are seeking to succeed New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill in next week's special election for the state's 11th District.

Roll Call

‘We need those workers’: MAGA-friendly podcaster just nodded along as Bernie Sanders said something his audience might not expect

Bernie’s charm got to him.

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The Guardian - US

New York nurses continue to strike in frigid weather as Mamdani shows support

New York mayor was joined by Senator Bernie Sanders at a Tuesday rally with nurses as strike entered second week

Reason

The GOP Looks Increasingly Like a Home for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders

Many Republicans are now openly embracing ideas from the progressive playbook. Call them "Depublicans."

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Bernie Sanders rips Trump: If he wants Greenland, he should start by giving Americans what Greenlanders already have

Bernie Sanders always tells it like it is.

The Independent UK

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and US Sen. Bernie Sanders rally with nurses on ninth day of strike

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying with nurses in Manhattan during the ninth day of their strike

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The Guardian - US

Rashida Tlaib on fighting billionaire oligarchs: ‘The American people overwhelmingly want to tax the rich’

The Democratic representative plans to introduce a bill halting subsidies and tax advantages for the super-rich

Fortune

Anthony Scaramucci thinks Trump's 'hard-left' move to cap credit-card fees is because he's 'texting back and forth with Mayor Mamdani'

The "mooch" says it really shows a pivot to "full nihilism." His podcast guest, longtime GOP strategist Stuart Stevens, called it "darkly hysterical."

Fortune

Gavin Newsom's anti-Zohran moment: the California billionaires tax that splits the Democratic Party down the middle

Zohran Mamdani said he doesn't think we should have billionaires. Gavin Newsom said he doesn't think California should have a billionaires tax.

The Guardian - UK

The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

The long read: Whether it’s the financial crash, the climate emergency or the breakdown of the international order, historian Adam Tooze has become the go-to guide to the radical new world we’ve entered

The Independent UK

Trump announces 10 percent credit card cap as banks push back

Strong resistance is anticipated from Wall Street and credit card companies

The Guardian - US

Trump announces one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates

Critics express doubt president can implement such a move without approval from Congress

Fortune

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. But such limits could harm consumers, experts warn

On Friday, President Donald Trump called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, effective Jan. 20.

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