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’
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
How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency
Matt Bors goes deeper than the day’s news by depicting the attitudes that underlie politics.
May 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer
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
Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won Hit Hard by Covid, Nursing Home Workers Threatened to Strike—and Won
Underpaid and overworked long before the pandemic, workers demanded more personal protective equipment, more stringent safety protocols, and hazard pay.
May 8, 2020 / Bryce Covert
The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project The NFL Is Now Part of Trump’s Reelection Project
The league will reopen, health and safety be damned, and Trump wouldn’t have it any other way.
May 7, 2020 / Dave Zirin
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
The postal service is a core democratic infrastructure—and it’s time we remember that and fund it appropriately.
May 7, 2020 / Victor Pickard
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
John Nichols on Henry Wallace and AOC, plus Amy Wilentz on Jared and Ivanka.
May 7, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener