Politics

Neera Tanden speaks on stage at the Milken Conference

Progressives Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Fighting Biden’s Nominees Progressives Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Fighting Biden’s Nominees

The incoming administration is owed no deference when it picks corporate insiders.

Dec 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response

Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response Raging Pandemic, Anemic Response

Americans suffer while the GOP dithers.

Dec 9, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Gov. Kemp And Surgeon General Jerome Adams Announce Expanded Testing In Atlanta

The Georgia GOP’s Fight Against Voter Registration The Georgia GOP’s Fight Against Voter Registration

Georgia’s Republican leadership has a history of using investigations into election integrity to obstruct the opposition and suppress the vote.

Dec 9, 2020 / Timothy Pratt

The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party

The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party

Centrist Democrats who blamed the left for election losses would do well to remember the people who have fought for and shaped the party’s history.

Dec 9, 2020 / Michael Brenes and Michael Koncewicz

Author standing in front of mountains.

What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months What I Learned Moving Cross-Country Twice in 4 Months

Global catastrophe has a way of putting life into perspective.

Dec 9, 2020 / Jamilah King

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis We Can’t Message Our Way Out of a Public Health Crisis

As the coronavirus has spread, public officials have spent a lot of time urging people to wear a mask and socially distance, when they can’t stay home—and offered not much else.

Dec 9, 2020 / Abdullah Shihipar

Biden Needs To Find His Version of the Fireside Chat

Biden Needs To Find His Version of the Fireside Chat Biden Needs To Find His Version of the Fireside Chat

President-elect Joe Biden must meet our challenges through deeds. But words also matter.

Dec 8, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Freedom Sings

Freedom Sings Freedom Sings

We shall not be moved.

Dec 8, 2020 / OppArt / Robin Holder

Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now? Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea.

Dec 8, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Detective Trump Is on the Case Detective Trump Is on the Case

So many people to pardon, so little time. 

Dec 8, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

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