America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act. America Faces Cascading Crises. Democrats Must Act.
Any serious effort to alleviate the real problems facing Americans will depend on progressives’ corralling Democratic unity.
Aug 5, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Susan Collins, Master of Obfuscation Susan Collins, Master of Obfuscation
On the January 6 inquiry, the Republican senator from Maine is providing cover for Donald Trump, Jim Jordan, and her other partisan allies.
Aug 5, 2021 / John Nichols
Andrew Cuomo Is the New Crown Prince of Denial Andrew Cuomo Is the New Crown Prince of Denial
While any ordinary politician would slink off stage, New York’s governor will only go down fighting.
Aug 3, 2021 / Ross Barkan
Big-Money Republican Donors Are Now Backing the GOP’s War on Fair Elections Big-Money Republican Donors Are Now Backing the GOP’s War on Fair Elections
Kevin McCarthy “jokes” about hitting Nancy Pelosi with a gavel. Jim Jordan admits that he talked to Donald Trump on January 6. And a new report on the money behind their Big Lie ex...
Aug 2, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Democrats Must Control the Crime Narrative Before It Controls Them Democrats Must Control the Crime Narrative Before It Controls Them
Democrats should offer their own 21st-century vision for reducing crime.
Jul 28, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘A Hit Man Sent Them’: Police Officers Testify to the Violence Done on January 6 ‘A Hit Man Sent Them’: Police Officers Testify to the Violence Done on January 6
Four officers told a House Select Committee what they saw. They called it an “attempted coup” and “terrorism” and blamed Donald Trump. And so should we all.
Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans Spare Us Your Covid Hypocrisy, Republicans
Some GOP leaders have done an about-face on vaccines. But they’re to blame for the pandemic’s ongoing spread—and always will be.
Jul 27, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military Like JFK, Biden Has Good Reason to Be Wary of the Military
In the 1960s, anti-communism provided an entry point for the far right. Today, it’s opposition to anti-racism.
Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression Naming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression
Watchdog groups are fighting to expose coordinated efforts to get legislatures to enact “this modern Jim Crow.”
Jul 23, 2021 / John Nichols
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