Government

Rudy Giuliani

Republican Xenophobia Is Going to Make the Pandemic Much Worse Republican Xenophobia Is Going to Make the Pandemic Much Worse

Trump is ramping up hatred of foreigners during a crisis that requires international cooperation.

Mar 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Free Tests, Free Vaccines: Remove the Wealth Barriers to Fighting COVID-19

Free Tests, Free Vaccines: Remove the Wealth Barriers to Fighting COVID-19 Free Tests, Free Vaccines: Remove the Wealth Barriers to Fighting COVID-19

We can’t address a pandemic without eliminating economic hurdles to public health.

Mar 13, 2020 / John Nichols

The Judiciary Still Hasn’t Reckoned With Its #MeToo Problem

The Judiciary Still Hasn’t Reckoned With Its #MeToo Problem The Judiciary Still Hasn’t Reckoned With Its #MeToo Problem

Thanks to their immense power, federal judges have a license to harass—and no one is trying to stop them.

Mar 13, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why?

Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why? Sanders Won Michigan in 2016. Biden Won Every County in 2020. Why?

OMG—do you really have to ask?

Mar 12, 2020 / Joan Walsh

An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers

An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers An Internal Pandemic Document Shows the Coronavirus Gives Trump Extraordinary Powers

A leaked Customs and Border Protection directive allows the agency to actively surveil and detain individuals suspected of carrying the illness—indefinitely.

Mar 12, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Our President’s Virus Containment Strategy

Our President’s Virus Containment Strategy Our President’s Virus Containment Strategy

How to respond to a pandemic?

Mar 12, 2020 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

From Resistance to Governing

From Resistance to Governing From Resistance to Governing

Important differences between today’s political realities and the early Obama years are cause for hope.

Mar 12, 2020 / Deepak Bhargava

Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters?

Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters? Is It Too Late for Bernie Sanders to Win Over Black Voters?

Black voters and suburban women are the base of the post-Trump Democratic Party that Sanders wants to lead. If he doesn’t have a strategy for winning them, he’ll lose again.

Mar 11, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Students promote black voter engagement

The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Every black American has their own reasons for voting the way they do. Why can’t the mainstream media reflect that diversity?

Mar 11, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Biden shaking hands with a young voter

Can Joe Biden Unite the Democrats? Can Joe Biden Unite the Democrats?

If Biden is the nominee, he is going to have to figure out a pitch to young people.

Mar 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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