New York’s Billion-Dollar Stadium Boondoggle New York’s Billion-Dollar Stadium Boondoggle
Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget includes an enormous giveaway to the owners of the Buffalo Bills.
Apr 12, 2022 / Ross Barkan
How Biden Can Save Democracy From the GOP How Biden Can Save Democracy From the GOP
The president needs bold plans to hold back an increasingly authoritarian Republican Party.
Apr 11, 2022 / Ed Burmila
Can Biden Minimize the Cruelty of the Public Charge Rule? Can Biden Minimize the Cruelty of the Public Charge Rule?
Immigrants can put their residency status at risk by receiving government benefits. Could the president change this without altering the law?
Apr 11, 2022 / David M. Perry
No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid No Good Can Come From Downplaying Covid
Democrats must figure out how to discuss the hard truths about the pandemic, or it could cost them.
Apr 11, 2022 / Column / John Nichols
Did Ranked-Choice Voting Make It Easier for 2 Republicans to Back Ketanji Brown Jackson? Did Ranked-Choice Voting Make It Easier for 2 Republicans to Back Ketanji Brown Jackson?
There is a good case to be made that the election systems in Alaska and Maine made it easier for Murkowski and Collins to show support for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.
Apr 8, 2022 / John Nichols
Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders? Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders?
Running for president, Joe Biden promised he’d decriminalize marijuana and pardon federal offenders. So why is Daniel Muessig about to go to prison for five years?
Apr 8, 2022 / Ben Burgis
Eric Boehlert Got Everything Right About Our Petty, Self-Congratulating Media Eric Boehlert Got Everything Right About Our Petty, Self-Congratulating Media
From his early coverage of political reporters’ savaging Al Gore to his incisive critique of their Joe Biden coverage right before he died, he got it. And he will be missed.
Apr 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Are Republicans Ramping Up for an Attack on Marriage Equality? Are Republicans Ramping Up for an Attack on Marriage Equality?
As the Supreme Court prepares to strike a blow against Roe v. Wade, it’s beginning to look like Republicans will make Obergefell v. Hodges their next target.
Apr 7, 2022 / Elie Mystal
193 Heartless Bastards in the House of Representatives 193 Heartless Bastards in the House of Representatives
Most House Republicans voted against capping insulin costs. Why? They defended the right of greedy capitalists to be greedy capitalists.
Apr 7, 2022 / John Nichols
The Ketanji Brown Jackson Strategy The Ketanji Brown Jackson Strategy
By championing racial equality in the form of putting a Black woman on the Supreme Court, Democrats have energized their base and garnered the support of the American people.
Apr 7, 2022 / Steve Phillips