Pelosi: "I'm really good at what I do"
In true Pelosi form, the ex-speaker already has a plan in motion should the Democrats be victorious in the midterms
A new way forward for Democrats
Scholar Ian Haney López has a message about how progressives can win, no matter what happens on Tuesday
Will Hoge's Election Day Playlist
Your essential soundtrack to Election Day 2018, compiled by singer/songwriter Will Hoge exclusively for Salon
Regulation made farmers more productive
The Amazon Basin creates the rain that nourishes farmland across Brazil, one of the world’s major breadbaskets
Texas wins, even if Beto doesn't
Liberals in the state are sick of being told they aren't real Texans. Beto offers a chance to claim their identity
Bots can shift public opinion online
Adding bots into an online discussion can definitely affect the views of real people
Ignore the polls, look at the people
Swing Left identifies five House races where Democrats could pull big surprises, powered by progressive energy
The election’s impact on health care
The results of the midterms elections are likely to have major impact on health care in America
Campaign ads equate immigration to crime
Campaign ads this year include a stream of Republicans linking immigration to crime
Attitude shift on school privatization
It’s not hard to find news stories about waste, fraud, abuse and downright theft in the school privatization sector
Fox viewers angry at Fox
Fox viewers took to Twitter, and it's fair to say they were not having it
Trump thinks his own base is stupid
"Nobody treats these voters with more contempt than the president.”
Freddie Mercury and Zoroastrianism
Freddie Mercury came from a Parsi family that had roots in India and was a Zoroastrian by faith
Senator Graham schooled over tweet
Sen. Graham's undergone a transformation from thorn in Trump's side to a sycophantic, sophistic lapdog
We won't miss Apu and here's why
While many will miss Apu, others reflect on the flat stereotype of Asian immigrants that his character represented
Facebook's propaganda problem persists
Despite vows to do better, Facebook seems unable to manage political manipulation
New polls favor Dems in key Senate races
While Democrats have a "very narrow path" to gaining control of the Senate, the party's prospects have improved
NBC just can't quit Trump
NBC airing Trump's racist commercial this weekend even overshadowed SNL's Pete Davidson dissing a veteran candidate
Report ties Kobach to white nationalists
Kansas' GOP nominee for governor reportedly has a history of ties to groups that advocate "white supremacist views"
Troops used as "pawns": DoD spokesman
David Lapan, a John Kelly ally, offered his rebuttal to Trump's claims of a migrant "invasion"
Abrams accuses Kemp of a "witch hunt"
Abrams is accusing Kemp of a "witch hunt" after he accused the Democratic Party of hacking voting systems
A Menendez victory at any cost?
The state’s professional Democrats indulge the front runner's fantasy that he is the victim of prosecutorial zeal
Candidates not embracing cannabis reform
Why aren’t more Congressional candidates embracing marijuana reform?
Graham thinks Sessions will resign soon
Graham's comments follow a report that "embattled officials . . . are expected to be fired or actively pushed out"