Did Ranked-Choice Voting Make It Easier for 2 Republicans to Back Ketanji Brown Jackson? Did Ranked-Choice Voting Make It Easier for 2 Republicans to Back Ketanji Brown Jackson?
There is a good case to be made that the election systems in Alaska and Maine made it easier for Murkowski and Collins to show support for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee.
Apr 8, 2022 / John Nichols
Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders? Will Biden Keep His Word and Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenders?
Running for president, Joe Biden promised he’d decriminalize marijuana and pardon federal offenders. So why is Daniel Muessig about to go to prison for five years?
Apr 8, 2022 / Ben Burgis
Eric Boehlert Got Everything Right About Our Petty, Self-Congratulating Media Eric Boehlert Got Everything Right About Our Petty, Self-Congratulating Media
From his early coverage of political reporters’ savaging Al Gore to his incisive critique of their Joe Biden coverage right before he died, he got it. And he will be missed.
Apr 7, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Are Republicans Ramping Up for an Attack on Marriage Equality? Are Republicans Ramping Up for an Attack on Marriage Equality?
As the Supreme Court prepares to strike a blow against Roe v. Wade, it’s beginning to look like Republicans will make Obergefell v. Hodges their next target.
Apr 7, 2022 / Elie Mystal
193 Heartless Bastards in the House of Representatives 193 Heartless Bastards in the House of Representatives
Most House Republicans voted against capping insulin costs. Why? They defended the right of greedy capitalists to be greedy capitalists.
Apr 7, 2022 / John Nichols
The Ketanji Brown Jackson Strategy The Ketanji Brown Jackson Strategy
By championing racial equality in the form of putting a Black woman on the Supreme Court, Democrats have energized their base and garnered the support of the American people.
Apr 7, 2022 / Steve Phillips
Ketanji Brown Jackson Ketanji Brown Jackson
Wisdom. Courage. Grace.
Apr 6, 2022 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn
The Smearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Haunt Democrats The Smearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Haunt Democrats
Republicans used her confirmation hearing to mainstream the notion that Democrats protect pedophiles—a sexual panic strategy aimed at the November midterms and beyond.
Apr 6, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Congress Is Dragging Its Feet on Recognizing a Staffers’ Union Congress Is Dragging Its Feet on Recognizing a Staffers’ Union
Congressional workers often struggle to get by, and they lack legal protections to organize and collectively bargain.
Apr 6, 2022 / Aída Chávez
As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin
It’s ever more critical that Democrats enact policies that visibly support working people.
Apr 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel