President, 80, Bests House Speaker, 58 President, 80, Bests House Speaker, 58
An invigorated Joe Biden proved that Sleepy Kevin McCarthy is the GOP leader in name only. And maybe not for long.
Feb 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh
With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Menstrual Equity Gains Support
This year, lawmakers in two dozen states, including Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Missouri, and Georgia, introduced bills that would expand access to menstrual products.
Feb 7, 2023 / StudentNation / Thalia Charles
It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red It’s No Coincidence That the Midterms Turned the Blackest Parts of America Red
While Democrats celebrate an averted crisis, the GOP campaign to quell and marginalize Black voters has only continued.
Feb 7, 2023 / Clarence Lusane
Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington Raving Balloonatics Take Over Washington
"Mr. President, we must not allow…a balloon gap!"
Feb 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote The Immense Irony of the GOP’s Anti-Socialism Vote
Republicans are crowing over their resolution denouncing socialism, but their next presidential candidate will be chosen in a city that socialism built.
Feb 6, 2023 / John Nichols
The GOP’s Phony Class War The GOP’s Phony Class War
Racist resentment plus plutocratic economics don’t equal a “working-class party.”
Feb 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Today’s GOP Is the Totalitarian Force It Claims to Oppose Today’s GOP Is the Totalitarian Force It Claims to Oppose
The right’s intrusion into private life is exactly the characteristic of modern authoritarianism decried by 20th-century conservatives.
Feb 3, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced Ilhan Omar Will Not Be Silenced
The GOP’s decision to remove Omar from her most cherished committee was petty and cruel—but she’s not going anywhere.
Feb 3, 2023 / John Nichols
The Constitutional Solution to the Debt Limit Crisis, Plus Victor Navasky Remembered The Constitutional Solution to the Debt Limit Crisis, Plus Victor Navasky Remembered
In this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, historian Eric Foner talks about the 14th Amendment, and we listen to an interview with Victor Navasky from 2006.
Feb 2, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope For Mixed-Status Students, Immigration Reform Is the Only Hope
More than 22 million people in the US are in mixed-status households, where at least one undocumented person lives with citizens or lawful temporary immigrants.
Feb 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez