Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge Bernie Sanders Getting the Senate to Check and Balance Trump Is Huge
The bipartisan Senate vote to end US support for Saudi attacks on Yemen reasserts the authority of Congress in matters of war.
Dec 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance
Welfare offices are the public face of a system designed to control, surveil, and penalize low-income women.
Dec 14, 2018 / Mariana Chilton
Don’t Let Russophobia Warp the Facts on Russiagate Don’t Let Russophobia Warp the Facts on Russiagate
Despite the media hoopla, Mueller’s latest filings do not bring us any closer to proving the long-sought Trump-Russia conspiracy.
Dec 14, 2018 / Aaron Maté
Scott Walker Ends His Miserable Governorship With a Final Blow to Democracy Scott Walker Ends His Miserable Governorship With a Final Blow to Democracy
By signing lame-duck legislation to disempower his successor, the Wisconsinite confirms his scorching contempt for the will of the people.
Dec 14, 2018 / John Nichols
The US Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help. The US Housing Market is Deeply Unfair. Here’s How You Can Help.
In 99.6 percent of US counties, a full-time minimum-wage worker cannot afford an average one-bedroom apartment.
Dec 14, 2018 / Emmeline Clein
Portraits From the Exodus Portraits From the Exodus
Members of the migrant caravans, stranded in Tijuana, explain why they traveled thousands of miles from their homes.
Dec 14, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington and Tracie Williams
William Barr: Worse Than Jeff Sessions? William Barr: Worse Than Jeff Sessions?
David Cole on Trump’s nominee for attorney general.
Dec 13, 2018 / Jon Wiener
Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again
While a 2020 presidential run is tempting, O’Rourke, Gillum, and Abrams could use their political skills and hard-earned notoriety to help progressives win at every level.
Dec 13, 2018 / Steve Phillips
Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda
A conversation with Chokwe Antar Lumumba about poverty, race, and building a “dignity economy.”
Dec 13, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan? What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan?
It is outrageous that the House Speaker continues to block action to end US support for Saudi atrocities against Yemen.
Dec 13, 2018 / John Nichols