What Janet Yellen Can Do at Treasury What Janet Yellen Can Do at Treasury
After the ravages of the pandemic, the American economy needs more than stabilizing—it needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. Will Yellen be up to the task?
Mar 24, 2021 / Feature / Joan Walsh
On Voting Rights, Ted Cruz Tells the Truth for Once On Voting Rights, Ted Cruz Tells the Truth for Once
Expanded voter access benefits Democrats. So Cruz is telling GOP leaders they must stop it.
Mar 23, 2021 / Joan Walsh
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
Democrats Make a Down Payment on a Radically More Just Economy Democrats Make a Down Payment on a Radically More Just Economy
The American Rescue Plan goes beyond Covid relief to address the deep inequities the pandemic revealed. Will those changes be a Band-Aid, or heal a broken system?
Mar 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Is a Tax on ‘Ultra-Millionaires’ the Answer to Massive Inequality? Is a Tax on ‘Ultra-Millionaires’ the Answer to Massive Inequality?
The ultra-rich have gotten even richer since the pandemic began. Elizabeth Warren says her wealth tax can combat rising inequality.
Mar 4, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Republicans Are Trying to Make the January 6 Disgrace Go Away Republicans Are Trying to Make the January 6 Disgrace Go Away
They acquitted Trump. Now they’re trying to spike a 9/11-style commission to learn what happened. Democrats can’t let them.
Feb 25, 2021 / Joan Walsh
What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of? What Was Rush Limbaugh So Afraid Of?
The late bully’s 30-year reign on talk radio traced and drove the rise of a grievance politics that led to Trump—and the January 6 violence.
Feb 18, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Trump’s Lawyers Were Terrible—but Will It Matter? Trump’s Lawyers Were Terrible—but Will It Matter?
Almost. He’ll probably be acquitted anyway, but Republicans are going to pay for this mess.
Feb 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh
If Republicans Have a Conscience, They’ll Convict Trump. Most Don’t. If Republicans Have a Conscience, They’ll Convict Trump. Most Don’t.
Democrats showed how Trump sicced his mob on Mike Pence and Republicans. Does the GOP care? It didn’t seem like it yesterday, but that could change.
Feb 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh
How Georgia Went Blue How Georgia Went Blue
Democrats did what they had to do: beat back voter suppression and keep voter turnout high.
Jan 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh