Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment Sanders and Warren Are Challenging the Post–Cold War Foreign-Policy Establishment
It is time to think anew. The United States needs dramatic changes in its policies and the institutions that enforce them.
Dec 11, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption The White House Has Hosted a Predators’ Ball of Corruption
Here’s how the incoming Democratic Congress can expose it and make the case for bold reform.
Dec 6, 2018 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel
America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion America’s Post-9/11 Wars Have Cost $5.9 Trillion
Not to mention 240,000 civilian deaths and 21 million displaced. And yet a congressional commission is urging yet more money for a bloated Pentagon.
Nov 21, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Moving Beyond the Earned-Income Tax Credit Moving Beyond the Earned-Income Tax Credit
The EITC might be the most progressive part of the tax code, but it still fails to reach the country’s neediest.
Nov 15, 2018 / Colin McAuliffe and Sean McElwee
The Democratic House Must Prioritize Protecting the 2020 Census The Democratic House Must Prioritize Protecting the 2020 Census
An inaccurate count disproportionately harms the young, the elderly, and people of color.
Nov 13, 2018 / Ed Burmila
The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018 The Most Important Ballot Measures of 2018
Amid the din of election activity, don’t forget the power and potential of the ballot initiative.
Oct 24, 2018 / Simon Davis-Cohen
Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care Voters Must Catch On to Republicans’ Con on Health Care
The GOP’s duck-and-cover effort impedes a debate we need to have on providing universal coverage and increasing Social Security.
Oct 23, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid The Austerity Hawks Are Coming for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
Mitch McConnell just revealed the scheme: cut taxes for the billionaires class, create deficits, and then shred the social safety net.
Oct 17, 2018 / John Nichols
Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons Mike Pence Is Still to Blame for an HIV Outbreak in Indiana—but for New Reasons
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
Oct 4, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger
Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.
Sep 25, 2018 / William D. Hartung