Congress

Sen. Sherrod Brown

VIDEO Senator Sherrod Brown Believes We Can Make American Work for Workers VIDEO Senator Sherrod Brown Believes We Can Make American Work for Workers

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown joined The Nation for an intimate conversation about the Democrats’ Senate agenda, including the roadblocks that the caucus is facing from centrist Democ…

Jun 30, 2021 / The Nation

The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech

The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech

Technology companies in particular have established anticompetitive policies that for too long have gone unchecked.

Jun 29, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Aliens Are Coming to Help The Aliens Are Coming to Help

Liberals will try to create a scandal out of even the smallest space invasion.

Jun 29, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Senator Mike Gravel

Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent

Fifty years ago this week, the senator read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. He never stopped battling war and secrecy. Gravel died on Saturday.

Jun 28, 2021 / Obituary / John Nichols

Florida voters - voting rights

Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion

After saving Biden’s campaign from defeat, Black people had hoped for some relief from the constant racism and attacks. That hasn’t happened.

Jun 28, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad

Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad

Can the Sanders surrogate win over her district without losing her supporters on the left?

Jun 28, 2021 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Senator Susan Collins

Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States’ Rights Defense of Voter Suppression Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States’ Rights Defense of Voter Suppression

The alleged moderate defends assaults on voting rights by claiming states should “determine which election rules work best for their citizens.”

Jun 25, 2021 / John Nichols

President Biden with senators

Will the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Turn Out to Be a Bridge to Nowhere? Will the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Turn Out to Be a Bridge to Nowhere?

There are things to like about the reported deal. But progressives must make sure ambitious “human infrastructure” proposals are included in a reconciliation package.

Jun 24, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Voting in San Francisco

It’s Time to Mobilize for Voting Rights It’s Time to Mobilize for Voting Rights

John Nichols on the franchise, plus David Kipen on a new Federal Writers Project.

Jun 24, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Senators at a For the People Act press conference

Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights? Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights?

So far, it seems like it. The apparent game plan requires patience, but that’s in short supply among progressives right now.

Jun 23, 2021 / Joan Walsh

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