Politics

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing

So many loud, angry men.

Oct 2, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

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

Jackson, Mississippi

How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty

In December, a group of low-income mothers in Mississippi will begin receiving $1,000 a month, no strings attached. 

Oct 1, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

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

Utica Refugee Center

Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era Building Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era

Immigrant networks ought to be supported and funded, not dismantled and driven into hiding.

Sep 28, 2018 / Kavitha Rajagopalan

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

NYPd Cameras

Mass Surveillance Begins at the Local Level. So Does the Resistance to It. Mass Surveillance Begins at the Local Level. So Does the Resistance to It.

Grassroots groups are leading the pushback against government spying.

Sep 27, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi

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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