Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Would Threaten Robert Mueller’s Investigation and the Affordable Care Act Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Would Threaten Robert Mueller’s Investigation and the Affordable Care Act
Democrats are gearing up to battle Trump’s nominee on multiple fronts.
Jul 11, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Are Democrats Up to the Task of Combating Trump’s Wanton Cruelty? Are Democrats Up to the Task of Combating Trump’s Wanton Cruelty?
While the administration forces families to pay a fortune to take custody of detained minors, party leaders tone-police their lefty colleagues and seem unready for the battle ahead...
Jul 2, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Kirstjen Nielsen, Enough With the Lies! Kirstjen Nielsen, Enough With the Lies!
The Homeland Security secretary’s cavalcade of lies has helped fuel interest in a national day of resistance to Trump’s family-separation policy.
Jun 19, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Rep. Pramila Jayapal—‘They Could Hear Their Children Screaming for Them in the Next Room’ Rep. Pramila Jayapal—‘They Could Hear Their Children Screaming for Them in the Next Room’
The congresswoman met with dozens of immigrant mothers who have had their children forcibly removed.
Jun 11, 2018 / Joan Walsh
What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children
“The tiniest kid at the front of the line, he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He was 4, maybe 5 years old.”
Jun 6, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Is Cynthia Nixon Ready for the Spotlight? Is Cynthia Nixon Ready for the Spotlight?
The actor and activist is running to win—not just push Andrew Cuomo to the left. But can she convince voters she’s ready to govern?
Jun 5, 2018 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Stacey Abrams Makes History Stacey Abrams Makes History
Meanwhile, it’s yet another good night for women in Democratic primaries across the country.
May 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh
More Democratic-Primary Results Confirm That the Resistance Is Real—and Real Female More Democratic-Primary Results Confirm That the Resistance Is Real—and Real Female
It was another great night for progressives and women—and especially women progressives.
May 16, 2018 / Joan Walsh
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
80 Days That Changed America 80 Days That Changed America
Fifty years later, Bobby Kennedy’s passionate, inspiring, and tragic presidential campaign still fascinates. Two new projects explain why.
Apr 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh