Congress

Merrick Garland testimony

It’s Not Too Late to Prosecute Trump-Era Crimes It’s Not Too Late to Prosecute Trump-Era Crimes

The Biden administration, like its predecessors, has been reluctant to grapple with questions of executive accountability.

Jul 9, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Needs to Come With a Warning Label Ron Johnson Needs to Come With a Warning Label

When Johnson spreads misinformation about vaccines, he endangers Americans—and makes it harder to end the pandemic.

Jul 6, 2021 / John Nichols

Anti-war protest

The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists The True American Patriots Are the Anti-Imperialists

Two hundred years ago this week, our wisest secretary of state warned Americans against a career of empire.

Jul 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Press Secretary Psaki Briefs White House Media

The Truth About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement The Truth About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement

Progressives don’t have to convert Republicans—we just have to get Democrats to stand up.

Jul 1, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage

The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech

The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech The Biden Administration and Congress Have a Chance to Tame Big Tech

Technology companies in particular have established anticompetitive policies that for too long have gone unchecked.

Jun 29, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Aliens Are Coming to Help The Aliens Are Coming to Help

Liberals will try to create a scandal out of even the smallest space invasion.

Jun 29, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

Senator Mike Gravel

Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent Mike Gravel Told Americans What Was Being Done in Their Name but Without Their Consent

Fifty years ago this week, the senator read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. He never stopped battling war and secrecy. Gravel died on Saturday.

Jun 28, 2021 / Obituary / John Nichols

Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad

Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad Nina Turner Is Running to Join the Squad

Can the Sanders surrogate win over her district without losing her supporters on the left?

Jun 28, 2021 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Florida voters - voting rights

Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion

After saving Biden’s campaign from defeat, Black people had hoped for some relief from the constant racism and attacks. That hasn’t happened.

Jun 28, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

Senator Susan Collins

Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States’ Rights Defense of Voter Suppression Susan Collins Sums Up Her Scorching Cynicism With a States’ Rights Defense of Voter Suppression

The alleged moderate defends assaults on voting rights by claiming states should “determine which election rules work best for their citizens.”

Jun 25, 2021 / John Nichols

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