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The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time

The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time The NRA Can’t Stop Gun Safety Legislation This Time

Weakened and bankrupt, the NRA is no longer the insurmountable wall it once was.

Mar 29, 2021 / Shannon Watts

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The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control

As the country reels from two mass shootings in a single week, the Supreme Court is considering taking on a case that could vastly expand gun “rights.”

Mar 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Louis DeJoy

Fire Louis DeJoy! Fire Louis DeJoy!

Removing the postmaster general is necessary to save the Postal Service, and Biden has the authority to begin the process.

Mar 24, 2021 / John Nichols

The Most Harmful Trump-Era EEOC Rule Faces a Congressional Challenge

The Most Harmful Trump-Era EEOC Rule Faces a Congressional Challenge The Most Harmful Trump-Era EEOC Rule Faces a Congressional Challenge

The rule made it more difficult for victims of discrimination to pursue justice and weakened the commission’s ability to root out discrimination.

Mar 23, 2021 / Bryce Covert

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Letters From the March 5/12, 2021, Issue Letters From the March 5/12, 2021, Issue

Along the Texas border… Leveling up… In the vicinity of bigotry (web only)…

Mar 23, 2021 / Our Readers and Jeet Heer

Kyrsten Sinema

How Kyrsten Sinema Sold Out How Kyrsten Sinema Sold Out

The origin story of the Senate’s newest super villain.

Mar 22, 2021 / Aída Chávez

The Importance of Logging Off

The Importance of Logging Off The Importance of Logging Off

How Neera Tanden’s hard-punching tweets knocked her right out of Joe Biden’s cabinet.

Mar 22, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria

Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden’s Air Strike in Syria

“I thought it was so important that, early on, Congress take a stand.”

Mar 22, 2021 / Q&A / John Nichols

The United States-Mexico borderlands in Arizona

Border State Voters Support Humane Immigration Reform Border State Voters Support Humane Immigration Reform

A poll of Arizona voters shows that, unlike their elected officials, they care more about policy than congressional procedure.

Mar 19, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment

Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment Biden’s Next Goal Should Be Full Employment

Tight labor markets give workers power.

Mar 19, 2021 / Mike Konczal

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