Politics

California Governor Gavin Newsom with President Joe Biden

Joe Biden Is Following the Lead of West Coast Progressives Joe Biden Is Following the Lead of West Coast Progressives

The president's State of the Union address showed a willingness to implement a program of economic justice that has secured Democratic wins in Western states.

Feb 10, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic

Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic Chief Justice Roberts Portrays His Court as Heroic

(Rather than a cohort of extremists that ignores judicial precedent and makes up facts to suit its agenda.)

Feb 10, 2023 / Column / Elie Mystal

Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize

Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize Congress Shouldn’t Clap for Tyre Nichols’s Parents—They Should Apologize

Many of the people rising for Nichols’s parents during the State of the Union didn’t do enough to prevent his death—and quite a few did worse than that.

Feb 9, 2023 / Elie Mystal

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Took Place 60 Years Ago Today

From Emmett Till to Hattie Carroll to Amadou Diallo to Freddie Gray to Breonna Taylor to Tyre Nichols—the senseless deaths caused by the racism embedded in the DNA of our country h...

Feb 9, 2023 / Marc Steiner

Joe Biden SOTU

What Biden’s State of the Union Was Missing, According to Young People What Biden’s State of the Union Was Missing, According to Young People

From climate change, to policing, to labor rights, to the Covid-19 pandemic, here are the issues that young people hope Biden will focus on after his SOTU address.

Feb 9, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Shake-Up at the CDC Is an Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss

The Shake-Up at the CDC Is an Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss The Shake-Up at the CDC Is an Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has made plenty of mistakes, but her push to overhaul the agency deserves our full support.

Feb 9, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

President Joe Biden shakes hands with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Facing a Divided Congress, Biden Takes a Populist Stance Facing a Divided Congress, Biden Takes a Populist Stance

In his first State of the Union address since last year’s midterms, the president upheld a program of economic justice and stood firm against GOP obstructionists.

Feb 8, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Joe Biden delivering the State of the Union

President, 80, Bests House Speaker, 58 President, 80, Bests House Speaker, 58

An invigorated Joe Biden proved that Sleepy Kevin McCarthy is the GOP leader in name only. And maybe not for long.

Feb 8, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Joe Biden speaking during his third State of the Union address

Biden Just Showed Us How He’ll Run for Reelection Biden Just Showed Us How He’ll Run for Reelection

The State of the Union made it clear: Biden is running in 2024, and he thinks his path to victory runs through blue-collar America.

Feb 8, 2023 / John Nichols

Occupy Kevin

Occupy Kevin Occupy Kevin

Barbarians past the gates.

Feb 8, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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