Politics

Nurses Lifting Patient

More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail? More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail?

Massachusetts rejected mandatory patient-to-staff ratios that advocates say could save lives.

Nov 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Trump Speaks with Reporters

The President and the Media Are a Match Made in Heaven The President and the Media Are a Match Made in Heaven

“It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.”

Nov 15, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley

Progressive Economics Are Ascendant—Among Democrats, and at the Ballot Box Progressive Economics Are Ascendant—Among Democrats, and at the Ballot Box

It’s good politics and good policy, and should be a winning formula in 2020.

Nov 15, 2018 / Chris Hughes

paul ryan finger wag

Ryan’s Republicans Are Abdicating Their Moral and Constitutional Duty on Yemen Ryan’s Republicans Are Abdicating Their Moral and Constitutional Duty on Yemen

Republicans just blocked Ro Khanna’s proposal to end all US military aid to the Saudi-led coalition that is attacking Yemen.

Nov 15, 2018 / John Nichols

‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’

‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’ ‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’

Frank Rich on politics, Erwin Chemerinsky on Matt Whitaker, and Laura Carlsen on the migrant caravan.

Nov 15, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Scott Walker State Legislature

Scott Walker’s Allies Are Plotting One Last Power Grab in Wisconsin Scott Walker’s Allies Are Plotting One Last Power Grab in Wisconsin

Republican legislators are talking about using a lame-duck session to rewrite the rules to disempower the Democrat who beat Walker.

Nov 14, 2018 / John Nichols

Pro-choice Rally in New York

Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms Trump Lashes Out Against Reproductive Rights After the Midterms

New religious exemptions would make it even harder to secure reproductive-health care.

Nov 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Beto O’ Rourke Conceeding

Yes, There Was a Big Blue Wave Last Week Yes, There Was a Big Blue Wave Last Week

And pundits calling it wrong on election night unwittingly helped Donald Trump spread his lies about “stolen” elections.

Nov 13, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Take Action Now: Push for a Progressive House of Representatives

Take Action Now: Push for a Progressive House of Representatives Take Action Now: Push for a Progressive House of Representatives

Help make sure the new Democratic majority investigates Trump and fights climate change.

Nov 13, 2018 / NationAction

2020 Census

The Democratic House Must Prioritize Protecting the 2020 Census The Democratic House Must Prioritize Protecting the 2020 Census

An inaccurate count disproportionately harms the young, the elderly, and people of color.

Nov 13, 2018 / Ed Burmila

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