America is in the middle of a contentious debate about race. What constitutes necessary reform in policing, and can it be achieved? How much do new voting laws disadvantage people of color? Is the Republican Party of Donald Trump too willing to play the race card? Is the Democratic Party […] Read more »
Have Democrats reached the limits of White appeasement politics?
There is a flip side to the White grievance of the right — and it’s one of the most important but under-discussed aspects of American politics. … The Democratic Party, to its credit, has remained committed to civil rights. It wants to be aligned with people of color. But Democrats […] Read more »
It’s Competence, Not “Wokeness” That’s Hurting Democrats
In the wake of last week’s defeat of Democratic candidates across the country, an elite consensus has formed that blames Democrats’ failures at the ballot box on their “wokeness.” In attempting to address structural racial injustice, they argue, Democrats have become as inflexible and judgmental as those they are fighting […] Read more »
Commonsense Solidarity: How a working-class coalition can be built, and maintained
In 2021, Jacobin, a New York-based socialist magazine with a print circulation of 75,000 and an online audience of three million a month, collaborated with YouGov to survey working-class voting behavior in the United States. The work was done in conjunction with the newly formed Center for WorkingClass Politics. … […] Read more »
Virginia: What was behind the shift of White women toward the GOP?
In the Virginia race for governor, exit polls showed a big shift among White women voters, a group that made up more than a third of the state’s electorate. In 2020, they roughly split their votes for president, but this year, they backed the Republican candidate for governor by 14 […] Read more »
Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what’s next for policing reform
Precincts around where George Floyd was killed voted in favor of disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Michelle S. Phelps, University of Minnesota Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing of George Floyd thrust the city into […] Read more »