Any US Military Involvement in Ukraine Needs Congressional Approval Any US Military Involvement in Ukraine Needs Congressional Approval
House members sent an urgent reminder to the White House Tuesday that the president needs authorization from Congress before involving US armed forces in the conflict.
Feb 23, 2022 / John Nichols
How the Left Should Think About Inflation How the Left Should Think About Inflation
There is no compelling reason to raise interest rates, now or later.
Feb 18, 2022 / James K. Galbraith for The Nation
Bernie Sanders’s Smart Take on NATO, Ukraine, and Diplomatic Options Bernie Sanders’s Smart Take on NATO, Ukraine, and Diplomatic Options
“A simplistic refusal to recognize the complex roots of the tensions in the region undermines the ability of negotiators to reach a peaceful resolution,” said the Vermont senator.
Feb 15, 2022 / John Nichols
Nina Turner Is Still Mad As Hell, and Running for Congress (Again) Nina Turner Is Still Mad As Hell, and Running for Congress (Again)
If you thought the former Ohio state senator and Bernie Sanders surrogate was going to quietly fade into the background after her primary loss last year, think again.
Feb 11, 2022 / A. Bryan Johnson
Congressional Staffers Are Organizing a Much-Needed Union Congressional Staffers Are Organizing a Much-Needed Union
Members of Congress need to activate key provisions of the Congressional Accountability Act for the organizing effort to move forward.
Feb 11, 2022 / John Nichols
As Child Tax Payments Expire, Struggling Families Are Desperate As Child Tax Payments Expire, Struggling Families Are Desperate
Congress could get inspiration from the tortured creation of Social Security.
Feb 7, 2022 / James Roosevelt Jr., Henry Scott Wallace, June Hopkins, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall, and Harold M. Ickes
Democrats Are Facing an Uphill Battle Democrats Are Facing an Uphill Battle
With the midterm elections on the horizon, the party is alienating its base and losing public confidence.
Feb 7, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Must Try Harder: Grading President Biden’s First Year Must Try Harder: Grading President Biden’s First Year
After a year that began with the Capitol riot and ended with the Covid revival, Joe Biden seems headed toward a remarkably consequential presidency. But whether as a success or a f...
Feb 4, 2022 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
100 Groups Demand That Biden Stop Escalating Tensions Over Ukraine 100 Groups Demand That Biden Stop Escalating Tensions Over Ukraine
As the president deploys 3,000 US troops to Eastern Europe, anti-war groups and progressive leaders warn that the United States must avoid getting entangled in another war.
Feb 3, 2022 / John Nichols
Don’t Sleep on the January 6 Committee Don’t Sleep on the January 6 Committee
I’d like it to be more public and to have more hearings. But it’s finding devastating evidence that Trump and friends broke the law.
Feb 3, 2022 / Joan Walsh