NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union
Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the a...
Aug 8, 2023 / Peter Lucas
There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment There's One More Unnamed Accomplice in the Trump Indictment
Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson makes a notable cameo in the 45-page document.
Aug 3, 2023 / John Nichols
Trump’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Even Worse Trump’s Legal Nightmare Just Got Even Worse
New charges make clear that special counsel Jack Smith intends to hold Trump accountable in every way possible, for all of the crimes in Smith’s purview.
Jul 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse Why Trump 2.0 Would Be Much Worse
The GOP wants to turn the president into an autocrat.
Jul 21, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Great American Shark Slaughter The Great American Shark Slaughter
Endangered sharks need protecting—but the federal government works hand in hand with the fishing industry to facilitate their death.
Jul 14, 2023 / Spencer Roberts
Finally, the Biden Administration Will Offer Some Relief for Childcare Costs Finally, the Biden Administration Will Offer Some Relief for Childcare Costs
The rule announced today is a far more limited action than what Biden had been seeking at the start of his administration, but it will make a significant difference for the people ...
Jul 11, 2023 / Bryce Covert
A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance
The administration needs to go bold and swift to bring broad relief.
Jul 11, 2023 / Astra Taylor
In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity
As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.
Jul 7, 2023 / James Bamford
Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy
Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.
Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution
In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king.
Jul 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer