Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP? Why Are the Democrats Handing the Judicial Branch Over to the GOP?
Democrats have a chance to reclaim the courts from conservatives by pushing to fill judicial vacancies and expanding the courts. They’re doing neither.
Oct 1, 2021 / Elie Mystal
When Democrats Go Small, They Lose Big When Democrats Go Small, They Lose Big
If Democrats allow corporate-aligned “centrists” to downsize the budget plan, abandoning FDR’s legacy, they will lose not just the battle but the war.
Sep 30, 2021 / John Nichols
Biden’s Immigration Policy Picks Up Where Trump Left Off Biden’s Immigration Policy Picks Up Where Trump Left Off
The administration is carrying out mass expulsions cribbed straight from the Stephen Miller playbook.
Sep 30, 2021 / Aída Chávez for The Nation
Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda? Will Corporate Democrats Derail Biden’s Agenda?
This week, Americans may get a sobering insight into how corrupted our politics have become.
Sep 28, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Biden Wasn’t Elected to Scold Racist Border Agents—He Was Elected to Stop Them Biden Wasn’t Elected to Scold Racist Border Agents—He Was Elected to Stop Them
The White House bears full responsibility for the Border Patrol agents caught whipping Haitian migrants at the US-Mexico border.
Sep 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident Herd Immunity: Covid Deaths Devouring the South Are No Accident
For Scott Atlas, as for Republican governors like Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Tate Reeves, and Kay Ivey, the human cost of our shredded public health system is a feature, not a bug.
Sep 22, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves
OSHA Can Do Much More to Prevent Covid Transmission at Work OSHA Can Do Much More to Prevent Covid Transmission at Work
Biden’s vaccine mandate for employees is good—but making employers responsible for covid safety measures would be even better.
Sep 22, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar
It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex
Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.
Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Reset Labor Markets With a Local Half-Time Job Guarantee Reset Labor Markets With a Local Half-Time Job Guarantee
The attacks on pandemic income support and the Refundable Child Tax Credit highlight the need for work guarantees.
Sep 21, 2021 / Column / Nathan Newman
When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity When Biden Met Bennett—and Gave His Blessing to Impunity
No country has been in a better position to impose pressure on Israel than the United States, but most presidents never tried—including the current one.
Sep 20, 2021 / Henry Siegman