Government

Biden Wasn’t Elected to Scold Racist Border Agents—He Was Elected to Stop Them

Biden Wasn’t Elected to Scold Racist Border Agents—He Was Elected to Stop Them Biden Wasn’t Elected to Scold Racist Border Agents—He Was Elected to Stop Them

The White House bears full responsibility for the Border Patrol agents caught whipping Haitian migrants at the US-Mexico border.

Sep 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Pharma Protesters

Has Big Pharma Bought Enough Democrats to Derail Biden’s Plan? Has Big Pharma Bought Enough Democrats to Derail Biden’s Plan?

If Democrats allow the party’s Manchinema wing to derail prescription drug pricing reforms, they could lose their ability to govern.

Sep 23, 2021 / Column / John Nichols

Dear Death

Dear Death Dear Death

Sexual harassment impacts millions of women around the world.

Sep 23, 2021 / OppArt / Renee Goust

The Virginia State Capitol

A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022 A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022

Democratic delegate Nancy Guy is facing an über-Trumper using culture war garbage against her. And it could work.

Sep 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Covid Strikes Homeless Housing

Covid Strikes Homeless Housing Covid Strikes Homeless Housing

Honoring lives lost during the lockdown.

Sep 22, 2021 / OppArt / Chris Cardinale

National Mall COVID Memorial

Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident

For Scott Atlas, as for Republican governors like Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Tate Reeves, and Kay Ivey, the human cost of our shredded public health system is a feature, not a bug.

Sep 22, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves

President Joe Biden

OSHA Can Do Much More to Prevent Covid Transmission at Work OSHA Can Do Much More to Prevent Covid Transmission at Work

Biden’s vaccine mandate for employees is good—but making employers responsible for covid safety measures would be even better.

Sep 22, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar

HONG KONG-CHINA-EDUCATION-POLITICS

China Is Dismantling Hong Kong’s Unions China Is Dismantling Hong Kong’s Unions

Empowered workers would be a threat to the Chinese Communist Party.

Sep 22, 2021 / Maya Wang

Biden Afghanistan War

It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex

Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.

Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

Progressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending Progressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending

The House is poised to pass a military budget this week that’s even bigger than President Joe Biden requested, but left-leaning lawmakers are putting up a fight.

Sep 21, 2021 / Aída Chávez

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