Kill the Filibuster Before It Kills Us
During Thursday’s press conference unveiling the Green New Deal, Sen. Ed Markey was asked by the New Yorker’s Osita…
Here's How Much These 2020 Frontrunners Received From Corporate PACs in the Past
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Kirsten Gillibrand Is Running for President
Tonight on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will announce that she’s forming an exploratory…
Kirsten Nooo
The Democratic presidential primary field is very crowded this cycle, which is bad in most ways—for example, it makes…
Actually, All These Tweets Are Dumb
Apropos of nothing except for possibly shaping up her image as an “intersectional feminist” for a 2020 presidential…
Democratic Party Donors Still Salty at Kirsten Gillibrand for Helping Take Down Al Franken
It’s been nearly a year since former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken resigned after he was accused of sexual harassment by…
Democrats Who Swore Off Corporate Campaign Donations Are Still Getting a Boost From Big Money
The 2018 midterms have seen a huge number of Democrats pledge not to take money from corporate PACs. It’s a sign of the…
Trump Can't Believe a Man Would Actually Quit His Job Over Sexual Assault Allegations
At a rally at the Mayo Civic Center (apt name) in Rochester, MN, Thursday night, President Donald Trump mocked former…
Liberal Donors Are Snubbing Kirsten Gillibrand
Last year, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was one of the few powerful Democrats to say that Senator Al Franken should…
The Centrist Backlash to Abolishing ICE Is Here
The idea of abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has quickly gained steam on the Democratic left,…
Nearly Six Hundred People, Including Congresswoman, Arrested in D.C. Protest Against Family Separation
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal of Washington, the first member of Congress to endorse abolishing ICE, was among 575…
Jake Tapper's Dartmouth Alumni Chat With Kirsten Gillibrand Is Even Worse Than Expected
The latest issue of the Dartmouth alumni magazine features CNN host and Dartmouth graduate Jake Tapper interviewing…
What Has Kirsten Gillibrand Learned From #MeToo?
In December, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took what was perhaps the boldest move in the generally cautious…
We Asked All of the 2020 Democratic Frontrunners About the Gaza Massacre
This week, Israeli troops shot and killed dozens of Palestinians protesting along the border fence separating southern…
More Female Bankers Won't Solve Capitalism
On Tuesday, while speaking at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made a…
Democrats Have a Bold New Plan to Save Unions
One of the biggest problems Americans face is the increasing control that employers have over their jobs and their…