Star Wars: The Phantom Manchin Star Wars: The Phantom Manchin
A short while ago in a galaxy very nearby.
Jun 15, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
Congress Can’t Ignore the Trump DOJ’s Apparent Abuse of Power Congress Can’t Ignore the Trump DOJ’s Apparent Abuse of Power
Secretly collecting communications data from reporters, members of Congress, and even his own White House counsel seems like more evidence of Trump’s lawlessness.
Jun 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Are Dems Incapable of Defending Democracy? Or Just Unwilling? Are Dems Incapable of Defending Democracy? Or Just Unwilling?
Bolstering voting rights is both urgent and popular. Yet for all his talk of “existential crisis,” Biden hasn’t turned up the heat on Manchin or Sinema.
Dianne Feinstein Is an Embarrassment Dianne Feinstein Is an Embarrassment
The senior California senator's defense of the filibuster is shameful—but she’s not alone, and she’s got more company than just Manchin and Sinema.
Jun 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh
What Does Joe Manchin Want? What Does Joe Manchin Want?
John Nichols on filibuster reform, plus Amy Wilentz on Israeli politics.
Jun 10, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
There Is No Crisis of Laziness There Is No Crisis of Laziness
Republicans seem determined to make workers so financially desperate that they’ll labor for whatever pay employers deign to offer.
Jun 10, 2021 / Bryce Covert
What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression What Joe Manchin Doesn’t Get About the GOP’s Voter Suppression
It’s central to Republicans’ political strategy, because their platform is an electoral loser.
Jun 8, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Joe Manchin Cares More About ‘Bipartisanship’ Than Fighting Jim Crow Joe Manchin Cares More About ‘Bipartisanship’ Than Fighting Jim Crow
The senator says he won’t back a crucial voting rights bill because it’s too “partisan.” What he means is that white conservatives don’t like it.
Jun 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Washington Watch: Schumer Says the Senate Will Approve $250 Billion for Jobs of the Future Washington Watch: Schumer Says the Senate Will Approve $250 Billion for Jobs of the Future
Chuck Schumer has his work cut out for him. The New York Democrat is the majority leader of a Senate that is evenly split between the two major party caucuses. Minority leader Mitc…
Jun 7, 2021 / John Nichols
House Democrats Call for Answers on US Involvement in Brazil House Democrats Call for Answers on US Involvement in Brazil
A letter to the attorney general asks about the Justice Department’s role in the probe that led to the wrongful imprisonment of former President Lula.
Jun 7, 2021 / Aída Chávez