Savage Inequalities Savage Inequalities
Manchinian candidates. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 18.
Oct 22, 2021 / Steve Brodner
The Joe Manchin-e The Joe Manchin-e
Fossil fuels drive the senator’s positions and line his pockets.
Oct 22, 2021 / OppArt / Ryan Inzana
Good Neighbors, NO Fences Good Neighbors, NO Fences
Joy and connection as empowerment.
Oct 20, 2021 / OppArt / J. Maya Luz
On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281 On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281
With $1.6 billion in profits just in the third quarter of this year, the company has ample time and money to squeeze striking workers—unless national unions step up their support.
Oct 20, 2021 / Column / Dave Leshtz
Can “Glenn Trumpkin” Both Embrace and Escape the Disgraced Ex-President? Can “Glenn Trumpkin” Both Embrace and Escape the Disgraced Ex-President?
Running for Virginia governor, Youngkin is trying to have it both ways with the GOP base.
Oct 19, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Bernie Sanders Shows Democrats How to Deal With Joe Manchin Bernie Sanders Shows Democrats How to Deal With Joe Manchin
In a Sunday opinion piece, Sanders reminds West Virginians that their senator is blocking Medicare expansion and policies that lift children out of poverty.
Oct 19, 2021 / John Nichols
Manchin’s Shameful Child Care Stance Isn’t Just Bad Politics. It’s Self-Defeating Policy. Manchin’s Shameful Child Care Stance Isn’t Just Bad Politics. It’s Self-Defeating Policy.
The senator is forcing a choice among four crucial pillars of a holistic solution to help struggling families.
Oct 19, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Democracy at a Tipping Point Democracy at a Tipping Point
Republicans are engineering an election coup.
Oct 19, 2021 / OppArt / Clay Bennett
How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island
The dangerously overcrowded and mismanaged jail must be closed—but even before then, there are things we can do right now to keep people out and send them home faster.
Oct 19, 2021 / Elizabeth Gaynes