Government

On the Campaign Trail, Anguish Over the Kavanaugh Nomination Is a Powerful Motivation

On the Campaign Trail, Anguish Over the Kavanaugh Nomination Is a Powerful Motivation On the Campaign Trail, Anguish Over the Kavanaugh Nomination Is a Powerful Motivation

Women candidates in Georgia remembered Anita Hill, believed Dr. Christine Blasey Ford—and put their anger into campaigning.

Oct 2, 2018 / Joan Walsh

A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough

A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough A Woman Can Never Be Likable Enough

From an early age, we’re taught to please men. What if we got angry instead?

Oct 2, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Ben Jealous Profile

Don’t Count Out Ben Jealous and His Progressive Message for Maryland Don’t Count Out Ben Jealous and His Progressive Message for Maryland

A massive mobilization of an anti-Trump, heavily female, and African American base in a very blue state could lead to a November surprise.

Oct 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Created Today’s Democratic Politics

Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Created Today’s Democratic Politics Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition Created Today’s Democratic Politics

Jackson turns 77 this year, after almost six decades of fighting for the dispossessed and disenfranchised.

Oct 2, 2018 / Steve Cobble

Jeff Flake Kavanaugh meeting

If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected If the Senate Applies the Jeff Flake Standard, Brett Kavanaugh Must Be Rejected

The Republican senator says evidence of lying to the Judiciary Committee should prevent confirmation of Trump’s pick.

Oct 1, 2018 / John Nichols

Jeff Flake Judiciary vote

Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient Note to Jeff Flake: A Limited FBI Investigation of Brett Kavanaugh Is Entirely Insufficient

The nominee’s full record should be examined, including his many misleading and false statements to the Senate.

Sep 28, 2018 / John Nichols

The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

It’s difficult. It hurts. It’s unfair. But women will keep telling our stories.

Sep 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh

No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination

No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination No Senator Can Uphold Their Oath of Office and Vote for Kavanaugh’s Nomination

Senators cannot provide advice and consent when basic questions have not been answered.

Sep 27, 2018 / John Nichols

Donald Trump Joint Session 2017

America Was in Decline Long Before Trump Stepped Into Office America Was in Decline Long Before Trump Stepped Into Office

The president is just the figurehead.

Sep 27, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt

Yemen airstrike

Centrist House Democrats Join the Progressive Movement to Stop the War on Yemen Centrist House Democrats Join the Progressive Movement to Stop the War on Yemen

The congressional push to end US support for the Saudi and UAE-led war is gaining strength.

Sep 27, 2018 / James Carden

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