Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act Congress Honors the Selma Marchers, but Won’t Restore the Voting Rights Act
Veterans of the Selma movement are receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, but would rather see the Voting Rights Act fixed.
Feb 24, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016 The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016
The challenge for any Democratic candidate is to learn—and learn fast—that he or she must be the candidate of fundamental change, not the candidate of continuity.
Feb 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Republicans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Why Republicans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight on Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
Scalia’s passing represents not only the death of one justice. It’s the end of an era and the coming of a multicultural, multiracial America.
Feb 23, 2016 / Tom Hayden
Congress Has Only Now Banned Slave Labor in US Imports Congress Has Only Now Banned Slave Labor in US Imports
Congress just passed legislation to close a loophole that’s allowed Americans to import slave-made goods for decades.
Feb 23, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841 The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841
Nearly five years into the Syrian civil war, Obama’s refugee plan continues at a trickle.
Feb 22, 2016 / John Knefel
Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism Michael Moore’s New Film Playfully Skewers US Exceptionalism
A powerful, optimistic, and radical demonstration of what can be achieved by thinking outside the box—or, in this case, our borders.
Feb 16, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Scalia’s Death Could Give Hillary New Life How Scalia’s Death Could Give Hillary New Life
Bernie Sanders has said it repeatedly during his campaign: When voter turnout is high, the Democrats win.
Feb 15, 2016 / William Greider
Mitch McConnell Wants Obama to Have a 3-Year Last Term Mitch McConnell Wants Obama to Have a 3-Year Last Term
Just because McConnell’s insistence that Obama shouldn’t nominate a new Supreme Court justice is expected, that doesn’t make it normal. It’s outrageous.
Feb 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign Repairing American Democracy Should Be a Central Issue in the 2016 Campaign
Three ways to fix US politics: Reduce big money, end gerrymandering, make it easier to vote.
Feb 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
Elizabeth Warren Blasts a Republican Plan to Protect White-Collar Criminals Elizabeth Warren Blasts a Republican Plan to Protect White-Collar Criminals
“It’s like you can’t make this stuff up, right? The idea that the Republicans are trying to gut one of the main laws to prevent bank fraud—that’s their response to the 2008 financi...
Feb 4, 2016 / George Zornick