Keeping COP26 Promises? Keeping COP26 Promises?
US and China CO2 reductions: The clock is ticking.
Dec 17, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Kshama Sawant: “We Won Because We Did Not Back Down” Kshama Sawant: “We Won Because We Did Not Back Down”
Big business attempted to recall Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, but the socialist fought back aggressively—and that made all the difference.
Dec 16, 2021 / Jonathan Rosenblum
The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better The Lives Hanging in the Balance of Build Back Better
As negotiations drag on, the economic security of millions of Americans is at stake. For these four families, the bill would make an enormous difference.
Dec 16, 2021 / Bryce Covert
Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court
The Massachusetts senator explains why the current court is a threat to democracy—and offers the latest on Build Back Better and voting rights.
Dec 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Striking Kellogg’s Workers Need the PRO Act Striking Kellogg’s Workers Need the PRO Act
The president issued a great statement in support of striking workers who are threatened with replacement. But corporations won’t respect workers’ rights until the Protecting the R...
Dec 15, 2021 / John Nichols
There’s Always More Money for the Pentagon There’s Always More Money for the Pentagon
Meanwhile, we’re told to do more with less.
Dec 15, 2021 / William Astore
Biden’s At-Home Coronavirus Test Program Epitomizes Our Public Health Failures Biden’s At-Home Coronavirus Test Program Epitomizes Our Public Health Failures
President Biden claims we’re “throwing everything we can at this virus.” But other countries with less to give have done more.
Dec 14, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jobs for Men but Not for Women? Jobs for Men but Not for Women?
Though sex-based discrimination is no longer legal, it still structures American employment. Passing the Build Back Better bill could finally change that.
Dec 14, 2021 / Elizabeth Gregory