It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex
Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.
Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Progressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending Progressive Democrats Fight to Limit Defense Spending
The House is poised to pass a military budget this week that’s even bigger than President Joe Biden requested, but left-leaning lawmakers are putting up a fight.
Sep 21, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau Bernie Sanders Backs Canada’s Left Rival to Justin Trudeau
The New Democratic Party and its dynamic young leader, Jagmeet Singh, score a cross-border endorsement.
Sep 20, 2021 / Column / John Nichols
Kyrsten Sinema’s Grapes of Wealth Kyrsten Sinema’s Grapes of Wealth
The Arizona senator’s wine-soaked politics offer a bold and colorful bouquet of disparate notes, with a hint of corruption.
Sep 16, 2021 / Tom Gogola
Joe Manchin Giveth on Voting Rights—and Joe Manchin Taketh Away Joe Manchin Giveth on Voting Rights—and Joe Manchin Taketh Away
The West Virginia senator has finally agreed to support critical voting rights legislation, but refuses to do what’s necessary to pass it.
Sep 16, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Progressive Democrats Set Out to Defund the Fossil Fuel Industry Progressive Democrats Set Out to Defund the Fossil Fuel Industry
A new bill seeks to protect both the climate and the economy.
Sep 15, 2021 / Aída Chávez
For Joe Manchin, It’s Always About Joe Manchin For Joe Manchin, It’s Always About Joe Manchin
Keep fronting for your Big Pharma, fossil fuel donors, and you’ll go down in history as the senator who destroyed our shaky democracy.
Sep 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice Cutting the $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Would Be Political Malpractice
Joe Manchin’s lobbyist-influenced advice threatens to ruin Democratic chances in 2022.
Sep 13, 2021 / John Nichols
First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights. First Texas Came for Abortion. Now It’s Going After Voting Rights.
Just a week after Texas’s abortion ban went into effect, Governor Greg Abbot signed a draconian voter suppression bill into law.
Sep 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology George W. Bush Still Owes the World an Apology
In his speech marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bush made no attempt at taking responsibility for the tragedies that followed that awful day.
Sep 13, 2021 / Joan Walsh