Politics

Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays Democrats Should Just Create More Federal Holidays

Arguing that Americans work too much is a winning political message.

Jun 4, 2021 / Ed Burmila

The Current GOP

The Current GOP The Current GOP

The Grand Old (Anti-Democracy) Party.

Jun 3, 2021 / OppArt / JD Crowe, Peter Kuper, and Ann Telnaes

Texas vote sign

It’s Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections It’s Not Just Voter Suppression: Texas Republicans Want to Overturn Elections

Moving beyond voter suppression, Republicans are now writing laws to make it easier to cancel results that go against them.

Jun 3, 2021 / John Nichols

Jimmy Carter

A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter’s Biographer A Letter to Biden From Jimmy Carter’s Biographer

Sometimes doing the right thing means not getting reelected.

Jun 3, 2021 / Kai Bird

Black Consciousness

Black Consciousness Black Consciousness

Wisdom and rage.

Jun 2, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

Hunger strike excluded workers

How NY’s Fund for Excluded Workers Inspired Activists Across the US How NY’s Fund for Excluded Workers Inspired Activists Across the US

New York set aside $2.1 billion for workers ineligible for government benefits. Now immigration activists are fighting to ensure an inclusive rollout.

Jun 2, 2021 / María Jesús Mora

Mahua Moitra

Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC? Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC?

The MP from West Bengal says she knows how to defeat Modi.

Jun 2, 2021 / Divya Subramanian

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Return of the Sensible Liberal The Return of the Sensible Liberal

If someone wants you six feet under, meeting in the middle still puts you three feet deep.

Jun 1, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

The New York Times building.

The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York

The paper is telling voters to back one candidate, when this is a ranked-choice voting election in which New Yorkers are supposed to pick five.

Jun 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Michael Flynn

Pro-Trump Crackpots’ Talk Gets More Dangerous. Should We Worry? Pro-Trump Crackpots’ Talk Gets More Dangerous. Should We Worry?

The GOP’s antidemocracy agenda gets clearer by the day. Is Joe Manchin paying attention?

Jun 1, 2021 / Joan Walsh

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