Last Night Was Joe Biden’s Moment. May There Be Many More. Last Night Was Joe Biden’s Moment. May There Be Many More.
Scranton Joe, once the neoliberal senator from Delaware, translated left ideas into unthreatening but inspiring language Wednesday night. Which is a huge accomplishment.
Apr 29, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Kevin McCarthy Humiliates Himself Again Kevin McCarthy Humiliates Himself Again
Covering up Trump’s role in the January 6 violence, he’s now vying to be speaker of the Insurrection.
Apr 26, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The Chauvin Verdict Has to Be Just the Beginning The Chauvin Verdict Has to Be Just the Beginning
The three guilty verdicts are a huge victory—and not enough.
Apr 20, 2021 / Joan Walsh
As Democrats Rise In Virginia, So Does Intra-Party Distrust As Democrats Rise In Virginia, So Does Intra-Party Distrust
The tensions resonate nationally: How much is the party committed to diversity and inclusion, versus protecting incumbents and the establishment?
Apr 20, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The FDA Did the Right Thing in Pausing the J&J Vaccine The FDA Did the Right Thing in Pausing the J&J Vaccine
The Twitter epidemiologists convinced that regulators bungled the decision make for entertaining reading—but they’re wrong.
Apr 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Are Virginia Democrats Running Progressive Challengers Out of the 2021 Primary? Are Virginia Democrats Running Progressive Challengers Out of the 2021 Primary?
Three Black candidates primarying centrist incumbents just got blocked from the ballot for paperwork problems that candidates usually get to fix. What’s going on?
Apr 8, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Yes, Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Justin Fairfax Just Compared Himself to Emmett Till Yes, Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Justin Fairfax Just Compared Himself to Emmett Till
He blamed front-runner Terry McAuliffe for treating him like Till and George Floyd when he faced women’s claims of sexual assault in 2019.
Apr 7, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Everything You Need to Know About Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law Everything You Need to Know About Georgia’s New Anti-Voting Law
It’s tailor-made to stop the expansion of the electorate that doomed Republicans in 2020 and 2021. Here’s how to fight back.
Apr 1, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press Biden Meets, and Defeats, the Press
The president should postpone future news conferences. Not because he can’t handle them—but because the White House press corps can’t.
Mar 25, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Retire, Justice Breyer? It’s Complicated. Retire, Justice Breyer? It’s Complicated.
It’s tough to call for a SCOTUS resignation just so a president can nominate a replacement. But given the GOP’s ruthlessness over the past five years, it’s tough not to.
Mar 25, 2021 / Joan Walsh