The Willow Oil Project Won’t Make Us Safer The Willow Oil Project Won’t Make Us Safer
This is an issue of national security, just not in the way Willow defenders think.
Mar 16, 2023 / Matthew Miles Goodrich
Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature Reports of the Death of Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Program Are Premature
Pronouncing debt cancellation DOA takes the Supreme Court’s ruling as the last word—precisely at the moment when the court’s authority demands challenge, not complacency.
Mar 13, 2023 / Eleni Schirmer
Biden Has Gotten a Lot Done. Have Voters Noticed? Biden Has Gotten a Lot Done. Have Voters Noticed?
The president is betting that he can defy the overall trend of public opinion and demonstrate that government can actually work.
Mar 7, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
One Year Ago, Russia Invaded Ukraine One Year Ago, Russia Invaded Ukraine
Any chance for peace—for even a ceasefire—will demand a dramatic intercession by countries not enmeshed in the conflict.
Feb 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Biden Stop on Lula’s World Tour The Biden Stop on Lula’s World Tour
Lula spent 48 hours in Washington, D.C. Next up: China. Lula is traveling the globe, trying to restore Brazil’s reputation as a country that can collaborate with almost anyone.
Feb 15, 2023 / Andre Pagliarini
Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR Joe Biden Is Embracing His Inner FDR
Biden has begun to deliver a critique of capitalism that, while hardly radical, carries unmistakeable echoes of the 32nd president.
Feb 14, 2023 / John Nichols
Sovereign Cuba, 125 Years Later Sovereign Cuba, 125 Years Later
It is long past time that the US treated Cuba like the sovereign nation it is.
Feb 13, 2023 / William M. LeoGrande
It’s Time for Democrats to Actually Defend LGBTQ People It’s Time for Democrats to Actually Defend LGBTQ People
While the GOP’s crusade against the queer community intensifies, LGBTQ rights were scarcely mentioned during Biden’s State of the Union address.
Feb 13, 2023 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy
Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”
Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Joe Biden Is Following the Lead of West Coast Progressives Joe Biden Is Following the Lead of West Coast Progressives
The president's State of the Union address showed a willingness to implement a program of economic justice that has secured Democratic wins in Western states.
Feb 10, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky