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The Real Reason Texas Isn’t Turning Blue

When imagining the platonic ideal of a Democrat running for national office in a red state, the party’s old guard expects certain boxes to be...

12.11.2024 9

New Republic

Sam Russek

The Best Tool to Solve the Housing Crisis

For a fleeting moment in the pandemic, it was common sense that tenants shouldn’t have to pay rent. How could they pay, amid a world-rending health...

11.10.2024 6

New Republic

Sam Russek

This Democrat Wants Sheila Jackson Lee’s Seat—and to Move Houston Left

On Thursday evening, at-large Houston City councilwoman Letitia Plummer announced that she’s seeking the nomination for the late Sheila Jackson...

02.08.2024 6

New Republic

Sam Russek

Fables of the Lone Star Liberal

27.03.2024 20

The Nation

Sam Russek

The Mattress Tycoon Funding the Far Right in Texas

In late December, I drove to Club Westside, a 17-odd-acre athletic facility in west Houston, to see the giraffes. I grew up coming here with family...

20.03.2024 4

New Republic

Sam Russek

The Billionaire Mattress Salesman Funding the Far Right in Texas

In late December, I drove to Club Westside, a 17-odd-acre athletic facility in west Houston, to see the giraffes. I grew up coming here with family...

20.03.2024 60

New Republic

Sam Russek

How Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations Derailed a Progressive Challenger’s Congressional Campaign

In some ways, Pervez Agwan is exactly the kind of progressive the left wants to see in Congress. Unlike his opponent, the oil lobby-funded and...

12.12.2023 10

New Republic

Sam Russek

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