Janet Yellen at Treasury Is One of Biden’s Best Appointments Janet Yellen at Treasury Is One of Biden’s Best Appointments
As a former head of the Federal Reserve and economic adviser to the White House, she is uniquely qualified to take on the current challenges, but she must ensure that the new norma...
Nov 27, 2020 / Marshall Auerback
Desperate Need for a Stimulus Package Desperate Need for a Stimulus Package
Republicans stall as Americans suffer.
Nov 26, 2020 / OppArt / Igor Kopelnitsky
Want to Be Like FDR, Joe Biden? Make Your Thanksgiving Proclamations Rallying Cries Want to Be Like FDR, Joe Biden? Make Your Thanksgiving Proclamations Rallying Cries
The 32nd president used every tool—even Thanksgiving Proclamations—to promote a moral vision for social and economic justice. Biden should do the same.
Nov 26, 2020 / John Nichols
Are Cuban American Voters Really a ‘Special’ Case? Are Cuban American Voters Really a ‘Special’ Case?
Their rightward lean of this group often mystifies and frustrates Democrats, but how unique are they really?
Nov 25, 2020 / Andrés S. Pertierra
Trump’s Team Is Sabotaging the Transition Trump’s Team Is Sabotaging the Transition
Even after grudgingly accepting the reality of his defeat, the White House is working hard to hobble the incoming Biden administration.
Nov 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer
A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic A Dangerous New Chapter of the Pandemic
Last week, Covid infections in the USA reached a record level, with more than 150K infections reported in one day.
Nov 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Edel Rodriguez, and Tjeerd Royaards
Trump’s Election Lies Failed, but the Damage Is Done Trump’s Election Lies Failed, but the Damage Is Done
Trump’s supporters, already steeped in white grievance, are predictably receptive to the idea that “illegal voters” have succeeded in stealing their democracy.
Nov 25, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
Sanction Trump’s Election Lawyers—Now! Sanction Trump’s Election Lawyers—Now!
The Trump campaign’s election lawyers are in serious violation of the Rules of Federal Civil Procedure, which explicitly prohibit frivolous lawsuits. It’s time to start holding the...
Nov 24, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Time for Democrats to Drain the Real Swamp Time for Democrats to Drain the Real Swamp
Trump’s kleptocracy cannot continue.
Nov 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel