Government

Scott Walker at Conservative Summit

Scott Walker’s Sore-Loser Scheme Scott Walker’s Sore-Loser Scheme

Shaken by November 6 losses, Wisconsin Republicans seek to change election dates, restrict voting, and limit high-turnout elections before they relinquish power.

Dec 3, 2018 / John Nichols

President George HW Bush in 2010

It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day

The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.

Dec 1, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher

Mueller walks through halls of capitol building

Mueller Takes Aim, but Is Trump in Trouble? Mueller Takes Aim, but Is Trump in Trouble?

Why Russiagate’s new bombshells might not be that explosive.

Nov 30, 2018 / Aaron Maté

elizabeth warren american university

Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Crucial Stand for Democracy and Enlightened Internationalism Elizabeth Warren Just Took a Crucial Stand for Democracy and Enlightened Internationalism

Warren is proposing to break the grip of billionaire campaign donors and corporate interests on US foreign policy.

Nov 30, 2018 / John Nichols

Michelle Obama Manchester

Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir

Amy Wilentz on the missing politics in Becoming.

Nov 30, 2018 / Jon Wiener

michael cohen leaves court

The Mueller Investigation Is Closing in on Trump—and the Next Congress Won’t Protect Him The Mueller Investigation Is Closing in on Trump—and the Next Congress Won’t Protect Him

Incoming House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler says latest revelations make it clear that “my colleagues and I must step in and provide accountability.”

Nov 29, 2018 / John Nichols

NDWA

The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice The New Federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Remedy Decades of Injustice

America’s 2 million domestic workers have minimal protections on the job. The bill announced today would fundamentally change their industry.

Nov 29, 2018 / Bryce Covert

Hooked  on  Justice

Hooked on Justice Hooked on Justice

Long live Ruth Bader Ginsburg!

Nov 29, 2018 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

Yemen airstrike

In a Rebuke to Trump, the Senate Just Voted to Open Debate on US Support of Saudi War in Yemen In a Rebuke to Trump, the Senate Just Voted to Open Debate on US Support of Saudi War in Yemen

A resolution sponsored by Bernie Sanders breaks the deadlock, with a 63-37 vote.

Nov 28, 2018 / John Nichols

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a break in a House Democratic Caucus meeting where she was nominated to be Speaker of the House for the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

How Nancy Pelosi Won Over Progressive Insurgents in Her Fight to Run the House How Nancy Pelosi Won Over Progressive Insurgents in Her Fight to Run the House

Pelosi showed why she deserves to be speaker as she isolated a small band of conservative Democrats and won her caucus nomination overwhelmingly.

Nov 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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