I would like to pick up from Dan Jones’s recent commentary, “A New Federalism.” It is past time we seriously consider what some movement towards a “soft secession” could do for the Northeast and the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2013, venture capitalist Tim Draper launched a “Six Californias” ballot initiative ...

What if California stopped sending its tax money to Washington? What if Massachusetts refused to let federal agents use state databases? What if blue states with the biggest economies just said "no" ...

You’ve heard of “quiet quitting?” Now get ready for “soft secession.” It’s the notion that Blue States can find ways to leverage their political power, their wallets and their cultural clout to thwart ...

California wields massive economic, cultural, and agricultural influence. As the Trump administration enforces federal cuts, ICE raids, and National Guard deployments, could California—or other blue ...