Congress

Ketanji Brown Jackson

The Smearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Haunt Democrats The Smearing of Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Haunt Democrats

Republicans used her confirmation hearing to mainstream the notion that Democrats protect pedophiles—a sexual panic strategy aimed at the November midterms and beyond.

Apr 6, 2022 / Joan Walsh

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Congress Is Dragging Its Feet on Recognizing a Staffers’ Union Congress Is Dragging Its Feet on Recognizing a Staffers’ Union

Congressional workers often struggle to get by, and they lack legal protections to organize and collectively bargain.

Apr 6, 2022 / Aída Chávez

As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin

As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin As Prices Soar, We Need Action—Not Spin

It’s ever more critical that Democrats enact policies that visibly support working people.

Apr 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Don’t Be Fooled by the 2022 Congressional Map

Don’t Be Fooled by the 2022 Congressional Map Don’t Be Fooled by the 2022 Congressional Map

This year’s congressional map might be as close to “balanced” as it’s been in decades, but far too many are still denied representation and the right to vote.

Apr 5, 2022 / Brandon Hasbrouck

Big Tech Is Making an Investment in Congress

Big Tech Is Making an Investment in Congress Big Tech Is Making an Investment in Congress

As regulatory legislation comes up for debate, industry giants have been showering lawmakers with tens of thousands of dollars in contributions.

Apr 5, 2022 / Aída Chávez

Coal Trains and Climate Protest: It’s Spring in New England

Coal Trains and Climate Protest: It’s Spring in New England Coal Trains and Climate Protest: It’s Spring in New England

What connects anti-war demonstrations in Russia with climate activists in the US? An opposition to fossil capital.

Mar 30, 2022 / Wen Stephenson

Clarence Thomas and his wife look into the distance

Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable

As the conservative legal movement grows more emboldened, are there any protections that will remain unquestioned?

Mar 28, 2022 / Jane Dailey

America Needs Social Housing

America Needs Social Housing America Needs Social Housing

We must free Black and brown tenants from the rent gouging, health violations, and eviction threats employed by corporate landlords and Wall Street investors.

Mar 24, 2022 / DaMareo Cooper

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Hearing Begins—Along With the Inevitable GOP Freak-Out

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Hearing Begins—Along With the Inevitable GOP Freak-Out Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Hearing Begins—Along With the Inevitable GOP Freak-Out

Republicans are going to lean into the racism and misogyny that motivates their base because they have nothing else to throw at the nominee.

Mar 21, 2022 / Elie Mystal

The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky

The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky

When congressional Republicans had a chance to impeach and convict Trump for blackmailing Zelensky, 247 of them refused.

Mar 18, 2022 / John Nichols

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