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Change Is Needed

Change Is Needed Change Is Needed

Normal was not working for most people.

May 11, 2020 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi

A man walking with a face mask in Kibera, a slum of Nairobi

Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus

If reporting doesn’t improve, the creativity and agency of swaths of humanity will be lost to history.

May 11, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola

You Should Know About This Special US House Election

You Should Know About This Special US House Election You Should Know About This Special US House Election

There will be two special elections for US House seats on May 12. One of them is relatively high profile: the California District 25 contest between Democrat Christy Smith and Repu…

May 10, 2020 / John Nichols

‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’ ‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

As unemployment reaches Depression-era levels, Pramila Jayapal has a plan that responds with a New Deal–level of urgency.

May 8, 2020 / John Nichols

Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process

Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process Investigating Tara Reade’s Claims Doesn’t Violate Due Process

Democrats must show that their values do not bow to partisanship and call for a meaningful investigation into the allegations against Joe Biden.

May 8, 2020 / Sarah Nesbitt and Sage Carson

The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’

The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’ The Labor Department Is Sacrificing Workers on the Altar of ‘Reopening’

Worker safety and security must be the top priority.

May 7, 2020 / John Nichols

Instead of Killing the US Postal System, Let’s Expand It

Instead of Killing the US Postal System, Let’s Expand It Instead of Killing the US Postal System, Let’s Expand It

The postal service is a core democratic infrastructure—and it’s time we remember that and fund it appropriately.

May 7, 2020 / Victor Pickard

Trump and Reynolds

Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump Iowa’s Republican Governor Sacrifices Citizens to Trump

The state has some of fastest-growing Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. That hasn’t stopped Governor Kim Reynolds from rushing to reopen.

May 7, 2020 / Emily Berch

Fighting for the Soul of the Democratic Party

Fighting for the Soul of the Democratic Party Fighting for the Soul of the Democratic Party

John Nichols on Henry Wallace and AOC, plus Amy Wilentz on Jared and Ivanka.

May 7, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A child holding a protest sign

The Press Is Amplifying a Dangerous Know-Nothing Ideology The Press Is Amplifying a Dangerous Know-Nothing Ideology

The anti-lockdown protests aren’t the first time the media has been swindled into cheerleading an extremist faux libertarianism.

May 6, 2020 / Eric Alterman

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