The #MeToo Moment Is Lifting Up Record Numbers of Women Candidates The #MeToo Moment Is Lifting Up Record Numbers of Women Candidates
It’s painful when male allies fail. But the success of so many female candidates is the other side of the story.
May 10, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Ben Cardin Is a Hawk. Will Maryland Voters Punish Him for It? Ben Cardin Is a Hawk. Will Maryland Voters Punish Him for It?
The senator’s foreign policy views are being challenged in his Senate primary.
May 10, 2018 / Eric Cortellessa
How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump How the Saudis Wooed Donald Trump
All it took was flattery, arms, and a little bit of cash.
May 10, 2018 / Benjamin Freeman and William D. Hartung
At the VA, a Law Meant to Discipline Executives is Being Used to Fire Low-Level Workers At the VA, a Law Meant to Discipline Executives is Being Used to Fire Low-Level Workers
An investigation reveals that food-service workers, housekeepers, and claims processors—many veterans themselves—have lost their jobs under a new accountability law.
May 10, 2018 / Jasper Craven
The First Native American Congresswoman in US History Could be Elected This Year The First Native American Congresswoman in US History Could be Elected This Year
In the wake of Standing Rock, Indigenous activists have turned their attention to getting Native women elected.
May 10, 2018 / Julian Brave NoiseCat
Trump has No Plan B on Iran—Except War Trump has No Plan B on Iran—Except War
Michael Klare on Iran, D.D. Guttenplan on Texas, and Eric Foner on Columbia ‘68.
May 10, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How Will the Supreme Court Treat Donald Trump? How Will the Supreme Court Treat Donald Trump?
His administration has repeatedly abandoned judicial precedent to please its radical base. Will the Court stand up for the rule of law?
May 10, 2018 / David Cole
Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity Teachers Are Leading the Revolt Against Austerity
The strikes aren’t just about pay. They’re a rejection of tax cuts for the wealthy and a rallying cry for public goods and services.
May 9, 2018 / Jane McAlevey
Why Did Chuck Schumer Hire an Ex–Goldman Sachs Lobbyist? Why Did Chuck Schumer Hire an Ex–Goldman Sachs Lobbyist?
And what role will he have in recommending minority-party regulatory nominees?
May 9, 2018 / David Dayen
Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing
A 2014 report encouraged these allegations; now they’re proliferating ever more rapidly.
May 9, 2018 / James Carden