Politics

The #MeToo Moment Is Lifting Up Record Numbers of Women Candidates

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 AIPAC 2015

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

Trump in Saudi Arabia

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

pittsburgh VA union

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

Deb Haaland

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 Nuclear Deal

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

Supreme Court

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 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

Schumer DC

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 Accusations of Russian Disinformation Are Snowballing

A 2014 report encouraged these allegations; now they’re proliferating ever more rapidly.

May 9, 2018 / James Carden

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