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Congressional Progessive Caucus

This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible

The remarkable CPC People’s Budget is an urgent call for the kinds of bigger, bolder reforms that can make our lives better. 

Mar 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Worker safety

Until Last Year, No One Was Tracking Workplace Injuries Until Last Year, No One Was Tracking Workplace Injuries

Now that the government’s occupational safety agency is, the findings aren’t pretty.

Mar 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Ballot box stuffed with money

How to Fight Big Money in 2016 and Beyond How to Fight Big Money in 2016 and Beyond

As Jeb Bush supporters discovered, money can’t make someone a great candidate—but it does function as a gatekeeper for one who is able to run a viable campaign in the first place.

Mar 22, 2016 / Layne Amerikaner

Her Name Is Lucy Barton

Her Name Is Lucy Barton Her Name Is Lucy Barton

For all the plot devices that novelist Elizabeth Strout uses, My Name Is Lucy Barton’s successes rest on the protagonist’s voice.

Mar 22, 2016 / Erin Vanderhoof

Barack Obama and Merrick Garland

What’s Obscured by the Fight Over Merrick Garland What’s Obscured by the Fight Over Merrick Garland

The real battle for the future of the Supreme Court is not his nomination but the presidential election—the winner will determine the shape of constitutional law for generations.

Mar 22, 2016 / David Cole

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump Want Presidency Trump Want Presidency

Donald smashes the Republican Party.

Mar 22, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Does Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker Really Threaten Freedom of the Press?

Does Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker Really Threaten Freedom of the Press? Does Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker Really Threaten Freedom of the Press?

He sued Gawker, won an unbelievably large award, and shouted “Boo!” at free speech. But it ain’t over yet.

Mar 21, 2016 / Leslie Savan

A Terrible Beauty: Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rebellion

A Terrible Beauty: Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rebellion A Terrible Beauty: Remembering Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rebellion

Ireland was a laboratory for every manner of colonial repression by the British; 100 years after the Easter Rising, it is once again—this time by banks.

Mar 21, 2016 / Conn Hallinan

Supporters of Bernie Sanders

What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy

Building a Democratic coalition out of white, working-class voters won’t succeed. Just ask Hillary Clinton circa 2008.

Mar 21, 2016 / Joan Walsh

As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands As Abortion Restrictions Ramp Up, More Women Weigh Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

Finding ways to support those who choose to self-induce abortion does not mean abandoning the fight to preserve access in clinics and hospitals.

Mar 21, 2016 / Dani McClain

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