The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem The Right Answer Is to Throw Money at the Problem
Progressive are waging and winning the fight for direct payments because, in a pandemic moment, people need cash to survive.
Dec 17, 2020 / John Nichols
It’s Long Past Time to End Inequality It’s Long Past Time to End Inequality
Our government has dedicated significant resources to produce a Covid-19 vaccine in record time. The same could be done to combat poverty and inequality.
Dec 17, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner
Plus John Powers on John le Carré.
Dec 17, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice The Votes of Black Americans Should Count Twice
Vote reparations would empower us to replace oppressive institutions with life-affirming structures of equality.
Dec 17, 2020 / Brandon Hasbrouck
Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid
The radical law professor explains how we can meet each other’s needs with dignity, care, and justice.
Dec 16, 2020 / Daniel Fernandez
Biden’s Risky Peace Offering to Republicans Biden’s Risky Peace Offering to Republicans
The president-elect thinks he can work with an opposition that only partly acknowledges his victory. Progressives need to prepare a Plan B.
Dec 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Casting a Historic Vote in Georgia Casting a Historic Vote in Georgia
The state’s electors included the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected district attorney in the United States.
Dec 16, 2020 / Timothy Pratt
Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play Talk Radio: Democrats Can’t Win if They Don’t Play
The vast right-wing talk-show network across the United States has enormous political sway—and Republican politicians know and embrace it.
Dec 16, 2020 / Thom Hartmann
Bye-Bye, Bill Barr: Trump’s Roy Cohn Impersonator Resigns Bye-Bye, Bill Barr: Trump’s Roy Cohn Impersonator Resigns
It turns out there were some things Barr wasn’t willing to do.
Dec 15, 2020 / Joan Walsh