The State of the Left: The Movement Evolves
The Left has always been a hydra. It’s encompassed media companies and universities, unions and activists, celebrities and scholars. It’s difficult to keep up with, and harder to track. For…
State of the Left
The State of the Left: Bucking the Party System
That’s an overview of sorts. Now let’s look at the phenomena historically and dig into some details. One could blame Karl Rove: His success defying the odds and securing re-election…
The State of the Left: Donors Take the Reins
Another aspect of the Democracy Alliance worth noting: It quickly included unions—first, the SEIU (Service Employees International Union), which is itself a Left 2.0 entity thanks to Andy Stern’s re-shaping…
The State of the Left: Technological Revolutions
The other big development that the Left harnessed and really gives it muscle outside traditional party channels is high-tech targeting. The creation of Catalist LLC in 2012 was just the…