Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans
Some GOP leaders have done an about-face on vaccines. But they’re to blame for the pandemic’s ongoing spread—and always will be.
Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh
It’s Nina Turner Against the Democratic Establishment in Ohio 11 It’s Nina Turner Against the Democratic Establishment in Ohio 11
The progressive congressional candidate hoped her longtime Democratic Party status could shield her from establishment backlash. It has not.
Jul 23, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression
Watchdog groups are fighting to expose coordinated efforts to get legislatures to enact “this modern Jim Crow.”
Jul 23, 2021 / John Nichols
Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History
At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.
Jul 21, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Texan Republican Cancel Culture Targets the Teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Texan Republican Cancel Culture Targets the Teachings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Why did Texas senators vote to drop Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” from school curriculums?
Jul 21, 2021 / John Nichols
This Texas Democrat Doesn’t Want Proud Boys Standing Over His Grandmother as She Votes This Texas Democrat Doesn’t Want Proud Boys Standing Over His Grandmother as She Votes
Representative James Talarico is a rising star thanks to his adept pushback on Trump’s Big Lie and the Texas GOP’s anti–voting rights agenda.
Jul 19, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge
A landmark bill will ensure that health care services don’t disappear when Catholic hospitals take over other providers.
Jul 19, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
Untethered, or The Year of Living Virtually Untethered, or The Year of Living Virtually
Reflections on ruptured time.
Jul 14, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Patricia J. Williams
Texas Democrats Have the Right Sense of Urgency for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0 Texas Democrats Have the Right Sense of Urgency for the Fight Against Jim Crow 2.0
They left Texas to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass voting restriction legislation and flocked to Washington to plead for action.
Jul 13, 2021 / John Nichols
If They Can Tear Down This Highway in Texas… Yes, Texas! If They Can Tear Down This Highway in Texas… Yes, Texas!
Texas planned to spend $25 billion widening highways to relieve congestion. But a movement to tear them down instead is growing in influence—even here in the Lone Star State.
Jul 12, 2021 / Feature / Megan Kimble