Any US Military Involvement in Ukraine Needs Congressional Approval Any US Military Involvement in Ukraine Needs Congressional Approval
House members sent an urgent reminder to the White House Tuesday that the president needs authorization from Congress before involving US armed forces in the conflict.
Feb 23, 2022 / John Nichols
Progressive Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Texas Progressive Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Texas
Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar have won prominent endorsements from Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Feb 23, 2022 / Aída Chávez
The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California” The Bold New Campaign to “End Poverty in California”
Poverty isn’t an individual choice—it’s a collective one. And just as we choose to perpetuate it, we can choose to abolish it.
Feb 23, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues
Amir Locke was sleeping. Daunte Wright was going to the car wash. George Floyd was at the corner store. When and where are Black people safe from police?
Feb 23, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán The American Right’s Cult of Victor Orbán
The Hungarian autocrat is proving worryingly influential.
Flushing Democracy Flushing Democracy
Trump puts America in the toilet.
Feb 22, 2022 / OppArt / Steve Brodner, Pat Bagley, and Josh Gosfield
When Socialists Govern When Socialists Govern
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is building power in Queens.
Feb 22, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier
It’s Time for Young People to Demand a Solution to the Student Debt Crisis It’s Time for Young People to Demand a Solution to the Student Debt Crisis
Student body leaders representing over 1 million people recently urged President Biden to cancel student debt. Now is the moment to join them.
Feb 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Brendan Rooks and Orlando Cabalo
America Trapped by the Gun Industry America Trapped by the Gun Industry
Lots of gun lobbyists, no reform.
The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits The Dirty Secret of Inflation: Corporations Are Jacking Up Prices and Profits
Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment—and it could cost them in the midterms.
Feb 21, 2022 / John Nichols