Government

The Recount That Could Decide the Fate of Abortion Rights in Arizona

The Recount That Could Decide the Fate of Abortion Rights in Arizona The Recount That Could Decide the Fate of Abortion Rights in Arizona

Arizona’s attorney general race, between a pro-choice Democrat and an anti-choice Republican, has come down to 510 votes.

Dec 14, 2022 / John Nichols

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) smiles after drawing her number in the room lottery for new members of House.

Democrats Can Win Rural Seats if They Listen to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democrats Can Win Rural Seats if They Listen to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Washington’s new congresswoman talks working-class appeal and the failure of the party elite.

Dec 14, 2022 / Q&A / Nick Bowlin

Gitmo

Will Biden Shut Down Guantánamo? Will Biden Shut Down Guantánamo?

After 7,627 nightmarish days of torture, cruel treatment, legal limbo, and injustice, it’s time for Biden to make good on his word: Shut it down. 

Dec 14, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

Newly constructed houses on the short in Newtok, Alaska

The Future of Climate Adaptation Is Here in the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska The Future of Climate Adaptation Is Here in the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska

Newtok has been moving to safer ground while facing mounting crisis. A story of both struggle and success, it's become a model for communities in the path of disaster.

Dec 14, 2022 / Madeline Ostrander

Activists in support of unionized rail workers protest outside the U.S. Capitol Building on November 29, 2022.

I’m a Rail Worker, and Biden Screwed Us I’m a Rail Worker, and Biden Screwed Us

We can either deny rail carriers our labor in defiance of long-established laws, or we stand still and keep eating their punches.

Dec 13, 2022 / John Tormey

How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable

How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable How the Third Way Made Neoliberal Politics Seem Inevitable

An overhyped new paradigm proved to be a slogan without a movement.

Dec 13, 2022 / Feature / Lily Geismer

Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group

Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group

Democrats do themselves no favors when they pretend “women’s issues” are a niche category of human affairs.

Dec 13, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

McDonald’s workers striking against sexual harassment

California Workers Are Standing Up to the Fast-Food Industry’s Attacks on Their Rights California Workers Are Standing Up to the Fast-Food Industry’s Attacks on Their Rights

A decade-long organizing fight shows its power.

Dec 12, 2022 / Michael Tubbs

Trumpism Was Born in the ’90s

Trumpism Was Born in the ’90s Trumpism Was Born in the ’90s

Clintonian centrism allowed the radical right to incubate.

Dec 12, 2022 / Feature / Jeet Heer

President Trump Speaks In The Rose Garden Of White House After Meeting With Congressional Leaders On Gov't Shutdown

Kevin McCarthy Is Still Sucking Up to Donald Trump Kevin McCarthy Is Still Sucking Up to Donald Trump

The aspiring speaker of the House can’t even bring himself to denounce the former president’s rejection of the Constitution.

Dec 9, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

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