What’s Good and What’s Dangerous in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill What’s Good and What’s Dangerous in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
Progressives need to hold strong for the reconciliation bill, but all Democrats should remember: There is no infrastructure as important as the foundation of democracy, which is vo...
Aug 12, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, and the Epidemic of New York Strongmen Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, and the Epidemic of New York Strongmen
It’s not an accident that a generation of tough guy pols emerged from New York in the 1970s and ’80s, amid the myth of an “ungovernable city” and an epic whitelash.
Aug 12, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Trump: the Big Loser on the Infrastructure Bill Trump: the Big Loser on the Infrastructure Bill
Joan Walsh on the GOP, and Anne Sebba on Ethel Rosenberg.
Aug 12, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Long History of American Cruelty The Long History of American Cruelty
A conversation with Adam Serwer about the ideological roots of Trumpism, the failures of the Reconstruction era, and his new book, The Cruelty Is the Point.
Aug 12, 2021 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force? Can Covid Survivors Become a New Political Force?
A new group is fighting to ensure America learns from, rather than forgets, the devastation wrought by the pandemic.
Aug 12, 2021 / Bryce Covert
The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall The Real Question Is Why Andrew Cuomo Took So Long to Fall
New York hasn’t had a governor leave in dignity in years—and that is not a fluke.
Aug 11, 2021 / Zephyr Teachout
One Country, Two Systems One Country, Two Systems
It can be seen black and white.
Aug 11, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette
Democracy’s Money Problem Democracy’s Money Problem
Comparing democracies across the world, a new book reveals that when it comes to financing elections they are not that democratic at all.
Aug 11, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller
Cuomo Resigns! Cuomo Resigns!
The politician who governed without mercy does not deserve any now.
Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Ross Barkan
The Unbearable Narcissism of Andrew Cuomo The Unbearable Narcissism of Andrew Cuomo
Resigning, he blamed “changing mores” that “demonize” his behavior and cited his three daughters as “jewels,” proving he’s learned nothing from his career-ending sexual harassment ...
Aug 10, 2021 / Joan Walsh