The Excommunication of Liz Cheney The Excommunication of Liz Cheney
It’s another sign that the GOP has become a cult of Trump.
Nov 23, 2021 / John Nichols
Purge at DSA: Why Are Activists Trying to Expel Representative Bowman? Purge at DSA: Why Are Activists Trying to Expel Representative Bowman?
Jamaal Bowman’s victory over Eliot Engel, former chair of the House Foreign Relations committee, was celebrated by the left. Now, some in the socialist organization are calling for...
Nov 22, 2021 / Ross Barkan
Who Can Purchase a Gun? Who Can Purchase a Gun?
Lowest bar, highest death toll.
Donald Duck Quacks Again as Chile Elects a New President Donald Duck Quacks Again as Chile Elects a New President
A half-century after it fed the Pinochet regime’s bonfire of heretical books, a celebrated “handbook of decolonization” has new relevance to a country on the brink of a momentous c...
Nov 22, 2021 / Ariel Dorfman
House Democrats Just Gave Their Party a Fighting Chance in 2022 House Democrats Just Gave Their Party a Fighting Chance in 2022
Now, the Senate must make it possible for them to win the 2022 midterms by passing Biden’s Build Back Better bill.
Nov 19, 2021 / John Nichols
Democrats Must Stand Firm on Funding the Civilian Climate Corps Democrats Must Stand Firm on Funding the Civilian Climate Corps
A key program in the Build Back Better Act, the Civilian Climate Corps has the potential to mobilize young voters for Democrats next year—assuming the bill survives.
Nov 19, 2021 / Matthew Miles Goodrich
Split Screens Split Screens
Floaters. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 15.
Nov 19, 2021 / Steve Brodner
The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough The Withering Away of the States Can’t Happen Soon Enough
It’s time for a new federalism that brings suburbs and central cities together to promote equity, growth, and sustainability.
Nov 19, 2021 / Nathan Newman
I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget. I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget.
Limitless military spending doesn’t help workers like me. Green, union jobs do.
Nov 19, 2021 / David Story