Congress

Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power

Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power

It’s no accident that the current assault on voting rights started not with the failed reelection of Donald Trump but with the successful election of Barack Obama.

Jul 22, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation

Rally-John-Lewis-Voting Rights Act

The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—but Not in the Way You Think

The John Lewis Voting Rights Act is a valuable piece of legislation. So is the For the People Act. Both are destined to fail in front of the Supreme Court.

Jul 21, 2021 / Elie Mystal

India Walton

Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History Progressives Around the Country Are Recalling Sewer Socialism’s Proud History

At the local level, sidewalk socialists represent a movement whose time has come.

Jul 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy, Mike Lee

New Legislation Could Limit the President’s Control of Foreign Policy New Legislation Could Limit the President’s Control of Foreign Policy

Introduced by Senators Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy, and Mike Lee, the bill would enable greater congressional oversight of US military action.

Jul 21, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Jeff Bezos Billboard on Capitol Hill

I’m Fine With Sending Jeff Bezos Into Space, As Long as He Pays His Taxes Here on Earth I’m Fine With Sending Jeff Bezos Into Space, As Long as He Pays His Taxes Here on Earth

Taxing the rich might curtail Bezos’s extraterrestrial activities. But it would make this corner of Planet Earth more habitable.

Jul 19, 2021 / John Nichols

Senator Bernie Sanders

An Unapologetic ‘Tax the Rich’ Message Is the Key to Passing the Democratic Budget Plan An Unapologetic ‘Tax the Rich’ Message Is the Key to Passing the Democratic Budget Plan

“The wealthy and large corporations [must pay] their fair share of taxes, so that we can protect the working families of this country,” says Bernie Sanders.

Jul 15, 2021 / John Nichols

US President Joe Biden

Is a War With China Inevitable? Is a War With China Inevitable?

The statements coming out of the Department of Defense and the upper ranks of Congress these days make it seem that way.

Jul 15, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Utopia Is Possible—Yes, Even Now, Especially Now—but We Have to Demand It

Utopia Is Possible—Yes, Even Now, Especially Now—but We Have to Demand It Utopia Is Possible—Yes, Even Now, Especially Now—but We Have to Demand It

Radical faith in grand visions is supercharged by the promise that fundamental change is possible.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

A person in wheelchair, being pushed by another person, waiting to cast their vote in the Wisconsin primary election

The Community That May Be Hurt Most by Republican Voter Restrictions: Americans With Disabilities The Community That May Be Hurt Most by Republican Voter Restrictions: Americans With Disabilities

Bills making it harder for them to vote from home are an affront to their civil rights.

Jul 13, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash

My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash My Black Generation Is Fighting Like Hell to Stop the Whitelash

We are marching; we are writing; we are protesting—but the forces of white supremacy are still winning.

Jul 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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