Congress

Elton John hugs US first lady Jill Biden

While They “Have the Tools,” We Are Still Suffering and Dying in Our Thousands While They “Have the Tools,” We Are Still Suffering and Dying in Our Thousands

In the Orwellian world of White House Covid messaging, some Americans are more equal than others.

Jan 26, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

United We Dream Protest

These Activists Are Fighting for Immigrants’ Rights. Will Congress Listen? These Activists Are Fighting for Immigrants’ Rights. Will Congress Listen?

In 2012, young people pushed for the establishment of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. But the work is far from over.

Jan 26, 2023 / StudentNation / Rania Soetirto

Democratic Representative Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) speaks

Ruben Gallego Is More Than Just an Alternative to Kyrsten Sinema Ruben Gallego Is More Than Just an Alternative to Kyrsten Sinema

The Arizona Senate candidate is an outspoken progressive who has stood up to presidents of both parties over military interventions.

Jan 25, 2023 / John Nichols

The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much

The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much

How overclassification fails us and harms national security.

Jan 25, 2023 / Elizabeth Goitein

Biden delivers remarks on status of Afghanistan evacuation.

Biden’s Foreign Policy at 2 Biden’s Foreign Policy at 2

Is America back?

Jan 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kevin McCarthy under a sign that reads

Why Do Republicans Want to Kill Their Voters? Why Do Republicans Want to Kill Their Voters?

The GOP’s pro-smoking crusade is the latest case of conservatives revolting against science to harm their followers.

Jan 23, 2023 / Joan Walsh

The Media Can’t Get Enough of the Debt Ceiling

The Media Can’t Get Enough of the Debt Ceiling The Media Can’t Get Enough of the Debt Ceiling

The debt limit on government spending is an obsolete holdover from a century ago. But the political media can't stop equivocating over it.

Jan 23, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Ukrainian soldier sits on top of a tank.

Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression

The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us.

Jan 20, 2023 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

Watching the GOP’s circular firing squad during the speaker votes was entertaining, but what do progressive Democrats have to show for rallying round their party’s leadership?

Jan 20, 2023 / D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation

Stack of bills

The Debt Ceiling Explained. Once More, With Feeling… The Debt Ceiling Explained. Once More, With Feeling…

What The New York Times doesn’t know might hit you in the wallet.

Jan 19, 2023 / James K. Galbraith

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