Can Congress Stop the CIA From Torturing Again? Can Congress Stop the CIA From Torturing Again?
Senators John McCain and Dianne Feinstein have introduced a measure to prevent the CIA from evading the bans on torture that are already law.
Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The Push for Debt-Free College Is Hitting the Big Time The Push for Debt-Free College Is Hitting the Big Time
An idea that didn't formally exist six weeks ago is picking up a lot of steam.
May 27, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick
No Debate Equals No Democracy: The Folly of Fast Track No Debate Equals No Democracy: The Folly of Fast Track
Senate cloture vote limits debate, restricts amendments and erects another barrier to honest discourse about trade policy.
May 21, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Is the NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance Program in Its Final Hours? Is the NSA’s Dragnet Surveillance Program in Its Final Hours?
With less than 24 hours to act on surveillance reform, things in the Senate have gotten dramatic.
May 20, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure
Too many derailments, too many bridge collapses. The neglect has got to stop.
May 13, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda The Imaginary Public Support for Obama’s Trade Agenda
Why does the White House keep telling reporters the public is lining up behind the trade push?
May 13, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick
Could Fast Track Ultimately Destroy Dodd-Frank? (Yes.) Could Fast Track Ultimately Destroy Dodd-Frank? (Yes.)
The White House has been going hard against Elizabeth Warren for making this claim—but she’s right.
May 12, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick
At Least 240,000 People Want to Cancel All Student Debt At Least 240,000 People Want to Cancel All Student Debt
A coalition including Coalition for America's Future, Daily Kos, Student Debt, and The Nation delivered a petition to Elizabeth Warren calling for the cancelation of all studen...
May 4, 2015 / Nadia Kanji
We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn
Doug Hughes is not a dangerous fruitcake. In fact, he is a small-d democratic idealist who went out of his way to alert the authorities in advance of his so-called “Freedom F...
Apr 17, 2015 / Blog / William Greider
Harry Reid’s Replacement Must Be Progressive and Effective Harry Reid’s Replacement Must Be Progressive and Effective
Of course, Elizabeth Warren should be considered, but so should Sherrod Brown and Jeff Merkley.
Mar 27, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols