House Democrats Just Gave Their Party a Fighting Chance in 2022 House Democrats Just Gave Their Party a Fighting Chance in 2022
Now, the Senate must make it possible for them to win the 2022 midterms by passing Biden’s Build Back Better bill.
Nov 19, 2021 / John Nichols
Democrats Must Stand Firm on Funding the Civilian Climate Corps Democrats Must Stand Firm on Funding the Civilian Climate Corps
A key program in the Build Back Better Act, the Civilian Climate Corps has the potential to mobilize young voters for Democrats next year—assuming the bill survives.
Nov 19, 2021 / Matthew Miles Goodrich
I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget. I’m a Defense Industry Worker. It’s Time to Cut the Pentagon Budget.
Limitless military spending doesn’t help workers like me. Green, union jobs do.
Nov 19, 2021 / David Story
The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents
No wonder conservative lawmakers who idealize a “traditional” nuclear family are trying to discredit the potential investment in child care.
Nov 17, 2021 / Julie Kohler
Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks
The system is working—if you happen to be an arms contractor
Nov 16, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung
The Democratic Party’s “Failed Promises” to Immigrants The Democratic Party’s “Failed Promises” to Immigrants
Democrats are poised to blow their last chance to establish protections for undocumented immigrants, an issue they’ve campaigned on for decades.
Nov 12, 2021 / Column / Aída Chávez
Green Jobs Shouldn’t Leave Black and Brown Workers Behind Green Jobs Shouldn’t Leave Black and Brown Workers Behind
There is a coming surge of green jobs, but the public workforce system is failing environmental justice communities. Let’s not waste this opportunity to do better.
Nov 10, 2021 / Daniel Munczek Edelman
Elizabeth Warren Persisted. Now, She’s Driving Change. Elizabeth Warren Persisted. Now, She’s Driving Change.
As debate rages over President Biden’s social spending bill, there’s been little attention paid to the woman who’s helped push some of its most popular ideas.
Nov 2, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder To Build Back Better, Progressives Need to Fight Back Harder
Holding out for the best possible package is not merely a morally sound approach. It’s a politically necessary one.
Oct 28, 2021 / John Nichols
Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty Joe Manchin Is Reviving Harmful Myths About Poverty
The Democratic Party has finally recognized that income inequality, not “dependency,” is what’s harming families. But Manchin is still pushing that 1990s-era belief.
Oct 28, 2021 / Joan Walsh