For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices For Families on the Brink, Losing SNAP Benefits Has Led to Devastating Choices
With the government shutdown now the longest in history, the neediest Americans are forgoing food, medical care, and other essentials to survive.
Nov 10, 2025 / Bryce Covert
After This Shutdown Surrender, Chuck Schumer Needs to Go After This Shutdown Surrender, Chuck Schumer Needs to Go
The Democratic leader’s cave-in makes it all too clear: It’s time to clean house in the Senate.
Nov 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Democrats’ Legislative Mastermind Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement The Democrats’ Legislative Mastermind Nancy Pelosi Announces Retirement
She had her flaws, but the 38-year House veteran was the most productive progressive leader of my lifetime.
Nov 7, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Community Colleges at the Crossroads Community Colleges at the Crossroads
Class and an American reckoning.
Nov 3, 2025 / Keenan Norris
Mike Johnson’s House Is Fox News With a Gavel Mike Johnson’s House Is Fox News With a Gavel
The House speaker admits that his legislative chamber no longer matters. That’s the outcome of a series of deliberate leadership decisions to ensure its powerlessness.
Oct 30, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
When Washington Shuts Down, California Steps Up When Washington Shuts Down, California Steps Up
The latest shutdown’s consequences are hitting California hard.
Oct 21, 2025 / Alex Lee and Sade Elhawary
History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment
Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era.
Oct 20, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander Welcome to the Age of the Robertsmander
The chief justice has let partisan gerrymanders flourish, and created the conditions for near-permanent minority rule.
Oct 17, 2025 / David Daley
The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC
The influential group of lawmakers has damaged its reputation as “conscience of the Congress” by staying silent on the Gaza genocide.
Oct 15, 2025 / Feature / Anthony Conwright
Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide. Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.
Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.
Oct 10, 2025 / Dean Baker