Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson
The Windy City's first movement mayor faces a formidable array of challenges, testing him and the coalition that brought him into office.
Apr 13, 2023 / Barbara Ransby
Clarence Thomas’s Rich Friend Collects: Judges, Politicians—and Nazi Memorabilia Clarence Thomas’s Rich Friend Collects: Judges, Politicians—and Nazi Memorabilia
Texas billionaire Harlan Crow is a modern-day Charles Foster Kane.
Apr 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too We Need to Talk… About AIPAC—and Develop a Strategy to Defeat the Lobby Too
Summer Lee’s victory in PA is a road map for how progressive Democrats can unite to elect candidates whose values will be consistent at home and abroad.
Apr 10, 2023 / Alexandra Rojas and Waleed Shahid
The Movement That Made Brandon Johnson Mayor of Chicago The Movement That Made Brandon Johnson Mayor of Chicago
Backed by the powerful Chicago teachers Union, he waged an unapologetically progressive campaign and saw off a “law and order” opponent. Now comes the hard part.
Apr 5, 2023 / Micah Uetricht
Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start. Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start.
The charges against Trump matter, but the prosecutor was clear that he committed his crimes to beat Hillary Clinton. Maybe that’s why, at Mar-a-Lago, his self-righteousness seemed ...
Apr 5, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding
The recent poor showing by both of Trump’s leading rivals show he’s a hard act to imitate.
Mar 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and a phalanx of senators are way too cozy with finance capital.
Mar 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
A Death in the Valley: What the End of SVB Reveals About VC Class Solidarity A Death in the Valley: What the End of SVB Reveals About VC Class Solidarity
With the banking system sitting on $620 billion in paper (unrealized) losses, this saga may be far from over.
Mar 17, 2023 / Doug Henwood
Fix the Courts by Investigating Federalist Society Sleaze Fix the Courts by Investigating Federalist Society Sleaze
The powerful right-wing organization faces serious conflict-of-interest allegations.
Mar 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family Why the Media Just Can’t Stop Whitewashing the Koch Family
The political uses of the “poor little rich girl” narrative.
Feb 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer