Government

Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, and Donald Trump

There Is No Greater Threat to Worker Rights Than This Republican Party There Is No Greater Threat to Worker Rights Than This Republican Party

Despite what it says, the GOP is the party of capital, not labor.

Sep 3, 2021 / John Nichols

Handmaid’s Jail

Handmaid’s Jail Handmaid’s Jail

Harvest of shame. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 30.

Sep 3, 2021 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

Guilty of Ecocide

Guilty of Ecocide Guilty of Ecocide

The world court sides with the natural world.

Sep 3, 2021 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Activists protest the Texas abortion ban

This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like This Is What the First Hours of a Near-Total Ban on Abortion Look Like

The Texas law SB 8 will force abortion clinics in the state to turn away about 80 percent of all patients.

Sep 2, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Amy Littlefield

Senator Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie Ron Johnson Gets Caught Debunking the Big Lie

After months of amplifying Donald Trump’s claims about 2020 election “fraud,” the senator is captured on tape admitting the truth: Trump lost.

Sep 2, 2021 / John Nichols

Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban

Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban Afghanistan’s Women Face the Taliban

An oppressive regime fills the vacuum.

Sep 2, 2021 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

abortion-rights-protest

What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots. What Can Democrats Do to Fight Texas’s Abortion Ban? Lots.

The only question is how far Democrats are willing to go to defend women’s rights.

Sep 2, 2021 / Elie Mystal

New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet

New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet New Jersey Hasn’t Defeated ICE Yet

Despite passing a landmark bill banning new contracts with the agency, there’s still a long way to go to truly abolish it at the state level.

Sep 1, 2021 / Whitney Strub

Fall of Oppression

Fall of Oppression Fall of Oppression

A mural created in Bushwick, New York City, in cooperation with the arts group Groundswell.

Sep 1, 2021 / OppArt / Raúl Ayala

Trump and Orban

Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy Go Ahead, Worry! A Worst-Case Scenario for American Democracy

The American far right has transformed politics in unprecedented ways. Can this be reversed?

Sep 1, 2021 / Robert Crawford

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