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A projected picture of President Joe Biden with the text reading “Genocide Joe” on the wall of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum during in a Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, D.C. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at Thomas Circle to hold a rally with Palestinian flags and banners, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The Empire Strikes Back The Empire Strikes Back

Once more, wars abroad threaten domestic reform.

Jan 4, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage

A woman standing with a shopping cart between tall aisles of a grocery store.

The Freedom Caucus Is Coming for SNAP The Freedom Caucus Is Coming for SNAP

Food stamps have a problematic place in progressive views of the social welfare safety net. But the program works, and it needs our support.

Jan 4, 2024 / Christopher Bosso

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) greets staffers and members while conducting a photo-op in the US Capitol’s Rayburn Room on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP

With his exit from the House, the embittered former speaker leaves his caucus with a collapsed majority that may not be able to govern.

Jan 4, 2024 / John Nichols

From left, Representatives Elissa Slotkin, Chrissy Houlahan, Mikie Sherrill, and Abigail Spanberger participate in a panel discussion during the DNC Women's Leadership Forum conference in Washington, D.C., on October 17, 2019.

The Street and the Elite Can Unite to End Israel’s Criminal War The Street and the Elite Can Unite to End Israel’s Criminal War

Both realists and idealists realize that Biden’s carte blanche policy of support for Netanyahu is hurting America.

Dec 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Sweet Jesus

Sweet Jesus Sweet Jesus

Top of the world.

Dec 21, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing titled

Rand Paul Is Absolutely Right About Getting US Troops Out of Syria Rand Paul Is Absolutely Right About Getting US Troops Out of Syria

An unlikely left-right coalition of a dozen senators just backed his proposal to end the authorized deployment.

Dec 15, 2023 / John Nichols

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) looks on during a press conference on House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Biden at the US Capitol on November 29, 2023.

The GOP’s Ruling Mantra: When You Can’t Govern, Attack The GOP’s Ruling Mantra: When You Can’t Govern, Attack

Republicans are launching an impeachment inquiry against President Biden to distract voters from their abysmal congressional record.

Dec 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Kevin McCarthy, photographed from the side, holding a podium in the Capitol building and looking downward.

Hasn’t Kevin McCarthy Humiliated Himself Enough? Hasn’t Kevin McCarthy Humiliated Himself Enough?

Leaving Congress, he endorses Trump and says he’s even open to a cabinet job in a second Trump term.

Dec 11, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Attendee interact with a SoftBank Group Corp. Pepper humanoid robot at the COP28 Climate Conference.

The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All The Pentagon’s Rush to Deploy AI-Enabled Weapons Is Going to Kill Us All

While experts warn about the risk of human extinction, the Department of Defense plows full speed ahead.

Dec 6, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

Antisemitism hearing

The House of Representatives Rules That Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism The House of Representatives Rules That Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism

After a more than four-hour hearing of the House Education and Workforce committee, the resolution passed, with only 14 votes against it.

Dec 5, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

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