The January 6 Hearings Are Not Going to Save Us The January 6 Hearings Are Not Going to Save Us
Liberals don’t seem to have learned much from the failures of James Comey and Robert Mueller to take down Trump.
Aug 5, 2022 / Daniel Bessner and Ben Burgis
The Democrats’ Working-Class Deficit The Democrats’ Working-Class Deficit
Why is the party of working people in danger of becoming the party of upscale voters? Don’t blame the left.
Aug 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Nation
Why Can’t AIPAC Defend Israel? Why Can’t AIPAC Defend Israel?
When it comes to the lobby’s massive spending in Democratic primaries, Zionism has become the cause that dare not speak its name.
Aug 4, 2022 / Yousef Munayyer
The Religious Right-Wingers Working to Run Ohio The Religious Right-Wingers Working to Run Ohio
Republican legislators in the Buckeye State have introduced multiple bills to curtail civil rights with the help of the Center for Christian Virtue.
Aug 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
Pramila Jayapal on Going From Banker to Organizer, and Eric Foner on the Right to Vote Pramila Jayapal on Going From Banker to Organizer, and Eric Foner on the Right to Vote
On this week’s episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, the representative and the historian join us to discuss politics and history.
Aug 4, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
It’s Not Just Kansas—Voters Nationwide Are Pro-Choice It’s Not Just Kansas—Voters Nationwide Are Pro-Choice
The Kansas landslide is a reminder that, even in red states, voters will protect abortion rights.
Aug 3, 2022 / John Nichols
The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts The Manchin-Schumer Deal Could Pay Off—if Congress Acts
If the Inflation Reduction Act survives more or less intact, it could give Democrats the legislative victory they desperately need heading into the midterms.
Aug 2, 2022 / Charles Komanoff
Pelosi’s Taiwan Gambit Pelosi’s Taiwan Gambit
The House speaker’s proposed visit adds to mounting tensions between the US and China.
Aug 1, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
Missouri Senate Hopeful Lucas Kunce Battles Big Money in Both Parties Missouri Senate Hopeful Lucas Kunce Battles Big Money in Both Parties
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the Senate candidate has the right message to beat the millionaires who seek to dominate politics.
Jul 29, 2022 / John Nichols
Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward. Trump Is A Criminal. Pence Is A Coward.
Those are the two top takeaways from the January 6 committee’s stunning first “season.”
Jul 27, 2022 / Joan Walsh