The Sword Drops on Food Stamps The Sword Drops on Food Stamps
The Senate passed a bill that cuts benefits for low-income Americans and will cost over 56,000 jobs.
Jun 11, 2013 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill
Three Oregonians testifed in the Senate about the lives of the working poor and the state of the American Dream.
Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
The Senate’s Next Feingolds Must Step Up to Defend Privacy Rights The Senate’s Next Feingolds Must Step Up to Defend Privacy Rights
Congress has a responsibility to check and balance surveillance abuses. It has failed up to this point.
Jun 6, 2013 / John Nichols
‘Cynical and Arrogant’ Chris Christie Plays Gilded Age Politics in New Jersey ‘Cynical and Arrogant’ Chris Christie Plays Gilded Age Politics in New Jersey
The New Jersey governor games the election schedule, plans to appoint an unelected ‘interim’ senator and claims he’s all about ‘allowing the citizens of thi...
Jun 5, 2013 / John Nichols
The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC
With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.
Jun 4, 2013 / David Sarasohn
Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals Frank Lautenberg, the Last of the New Deal Liberals
The Senate’s last World War II veteran, who has died at age 89, fought for big, bold government investments in jobs and infrastructure. And he was right to do so.
Jun 3, 2013 / John Nichols
Senator’s Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice Senator’s Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on Economic Justice
Thousands sign petitions embracing Tammy Baldwin's declaration working families.
Jun 1, 2013 / John Nichols
Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket Congress Is Still in Wall Street’s Pocket
The Republicans, with the exception of a few die-hard libertarians, always do the bidding of the banks that finance them, but the Democrats are just as eager to pig out at the bank...
May 28, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Yuck! The Senate Won’t Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food Yuck! The Senate Won’t Clear the Way for States to Label Genetically Modified Food
A proposal that would have allowed states to require clear labels is rejected by Republicans and Democrats.
May 25, 2013 / John Nichols
‘Our Liberty Cannot Be Guarded but by the Freedom of the Press’ ‘Our Liberty Cannot Be Guarded but by the Freedom of the Press’
Libertarian Republicans and progressive Democrats are moving to restore privacy rights in light of revelations of Department of Justice threats to press freedom.
May 21, 2013 / John Nichols