New piece in Jacobin on Beto’s Loss (Patreon)

Greg Abbott Is Texas's Most Powerful Governor Ever. That's Bad for Working People.

After an unsuccessful presidential and senate run, Beto O'Rourke lost the race for Texas governor to Greg Abbott. Despite O'Rourke's national profile, record-breaking fundraising, Texas's unpopular abortion decision, and the horrors of the Uvalde shooting, he barely outperformed Democrat Lupe Valdez's failed 2018 bid for governor.