Politics

Democrat Stacey Abrams, walks on Senate floor before of members of Georgia's Electoral College cast their votes at the state Capitol, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool)

Stacey Abrams Knew Another Round of Attacks on Voting Was Coming Stacey Abrams Knew Another Round of Attacks on Voting Was Coming

Georgia Republicans’ conclusions from 2020: Too many Democrats voted. So their focus is on keeping them from voting, by any means necessary.

Mar 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh

It’s Past Time for Congress to Permanently Demilitarize Our Police

It’s Past Time for Congress to Permanently Demilitarize Our Police It’s Past Time for Congress to Permanently Demilitarize Our Police

Our communities are not looking to simply revert back to the Obama-era. We don’t want people to live in fear in their own neighborhoods.

Mar 15, 2021 / Representative Hank Johnson and Yasmine Taeb

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Photo via AP)

The Republicans’ Road Not Taken The Republicans’ Road Not Taken

In 2013, Republican strategists were honest about why Mitt Romney lost. They had a chance to heed the lessons—and then Trump blew it all up.

Mar 15, 2021 / Jon Wiener

What’s Up in DC: The House Democratic Majority Is Getting Smaller

What’s Up in DC: The House Democratic Majority Is Getting Smaller What’s Up in DC: The House Democratic Majority Is Getting Smaller

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has been quite successful in holding her caucus together to win close votes on major pieces of legislation in recent weeks. The highest-profil…

Mar 15, 2021 / John Nichols

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Cold War Nostalgia Fuels a Dangerous New Anti-China Consensus Cold War Nostalgia Fuels a Dangerous New Anti-China Consensus

It is folly to use China as a bogeyman to help unite America and revive NATO.

Mar 15, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Postcards From Restaurant-Land

Postcards From Restaurant-Land Postcards From Restaurant-Land

Labor and loneliness one year later.

Mar 15, 2021 / Jason Kotoch

Biden’s 100 Days So Far

Biden’s 100 Days So Far Biden’s 100 Days So Far

Reviewing the year, month by month.

Mar 15, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives

Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives Massachusetts’s Governor Is Playing an Ugly Game of Covid Politics With Teachers’ Lives

Governor Charlie Baker’s attack on education unions for wanting vaccines for teachers recalls Scott Walker’s crude anti-labor politics.

Mar 15, 2021 / John Nichols

How One Cozy Relationship Influenced Cuomo’s Covid Response

How One Cozy Relationship Influenced Cuomo’s Covid Response How One Cozy Relationship Influenced Cuomo’s Covid Response

The story begins before the coronavirus hit New York state.

Mar 12, 2021 / Ross Barkan

Unmasked Marauders

Unmasked Marauders Unmasked Marauders

Rhode kill.

Mar 12, 2021 / Steve Brodner

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