My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering
HR 2590 would restrict US military aid to Israel from being used to demolish homes, annex Palestinian land, or imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities.
Jun 4, 2021 / Betty McCollum
A Tale of 2 States A Tale of 2 States
Vastly different approaches to governance in California and Texas show two diverging paths—one forward, and one to ruin.
Jun 4, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays
Arguing that Americans work too much is a winning political message.
Jun 4, 2021 / Editorial / Ed Burmila
The Current GOP The Current GOP
The Grand Old (Anti-Democracy) Party.
Jun 3, 2021 / OppArt / JD Crowe, Peter Kuper, and Ann Telnaes
It’s Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections It’s Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections
Moving beyond voter suppression, Republicans are now writing laws to make it easier to cancel results that go against them.
Jun 3, 2021 / John Nichols
The Return of the Sensible Liberal The Return of the Sensible Liberal
If someone wants you six feet under, meeting in the middle still puts you three feet deep.
Jun 1, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York
The paper is telling voters to back one candidate, when this is a ranked-choice voting election in which New Yorkers are supposed to pick five.
Jun 1, 2021 / John Nichols
Pro-Trump Crackpots’ Talk Gets More Dangerous. Should We Worry? Pro-Trump Crackpots’ Talk Gets More Dangerous. Should We Worry?
The GOP’s antidemocracy agenda gets clearer by the day. Is Joe Manchin paying attention?
Jun 1, 2021 / Joan Walsh
As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans
An unprecedented effort in state legislatures across the country.
Jun 1, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel