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The GOP May Be Losing on Abortion, but It’s Winning Extremist Abortion Bans Anyway The GOP May Be Losing on Abortion, but It’s Winning Extremist Abortion Bans Anyway

Since Dobbs, abortion has proven to be a major motivating factor in elections—but the Republican Party keeps finding crueler ways to take abortion rights away.

Apr 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients listens as President Joe Biden delivers remarks

Will Jeff Zients Destroy Joe Biden’s Presidency? Will Jeff Zients Destroy Joe Biden’s Presidency?

The new White House chief of staff is alienating congressional Democrats and progressives.

Apr 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators holding a banner that reads “Disability Rights are Human Rights”

Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem Disability Is Always Someone Else’s Problem

Why I’m not celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month.

Mar 29, 2023 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy

Facing a ballot backlash, the anti-choice movement is now resorting to lawfare and to limiting voter initiative.

Mar 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Participant seen holding a sign at a protest of current US immigration policy

The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants

Since its creation after 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has criminalized immigrants living in the United States as well as those newly arriving or seeking safety here.

Mar 27, 2023 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Setareh Ghandehari

Elizabeth Warren greets Jerome Powell

Elizabeth Warren Is Right: Jerome Powell Should Be Held to Account Elizabeth Warren Is Right: Jerome Powell Should Be Held to Account

With the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the senator demands an independent investigation of the Fed, and says Powell should not continue as its chair.

Mar 21, 2023 / John Nichols

Barney Frank at news conference

Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts  Democrats Face a Terrible Reckoning on Bank Bailouts 

Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and a phalanx of senators are way too cozy with finance capital.

Mar 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever

Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever

For a moment in 1987, it felt like the trailblazing Colorado representative, who died this week, could become the first female president of the United States.

Mar 17, 2023 / John Nichols

Smoke and flames rise after Israeli settlers went on a rampage in the West Bank town of Huwara, setting fire to several homes and cars and injuring dozens of Palestinians, on February 27, 2023.

“A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom “A Closed, Burnt Huwara”: How Israeli Settlers Launched A Pogrom

With Israeli politicians constantly fanning the rhetorical flames, last month's violence—and actual arson—didn’t exactly come as a surprise.

Mar 16, 2023 / Fatima AbdulKarim

Bankers Lobbied for Deregulation, Congress Capitulated, and Now Banks Are Collapsing

Bankers Lobbied for Deregulation, Congress Capitulated, and Now Banks Are Collapsing Bankers Lobbied for Deregulation, Congress Capitulated, and Now Banks Are Collapsing

The Silicon Valley Bank collapse doesn’t require a bailout. It requires stronger bank oversight and the repeal of the 2018 “economic growth” act.

Mar 14, 2023 / John Nichols

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