Lobbying

Congressional Progessive Caucus

This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible

The remarkable CPC People’s Budget is an urgent call for the kinds of bigger, bolder reforms that can make our lives better. 

Mar 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Is Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the Democrats’ Money Machine Hillary Clinton Is Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the Democrats’ Money Machine

Her campaign has put a spotlight on the cozy relationships between Democratic operatives and corporate America.

Mar 10, 2016 / Joshua Holland

How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate

How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate

After withdrawing at the last minute in 2015, a twice-disgraced Islamophobe will be back at the pro-Israel group’s annual summit this year.

Mar 8, 2016 / Ali Gharib

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion

Why isn’t anyone talking about it?

Mar 4, 2016 / William Greider

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

Why Haven’t Republicans Talked About Guns in New Hampshire? Why Haven’t Republicans Talked About Guns in New Hampshire?

Ted Cruz is probably winning the gun primary, but it has not been a huge factor.

Feb 9, 2016 / George Zornick

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Blasts a Republican Plan to Protect White-Collar Criminals Elizabeth Warren Blasts a Republican Plan to Protect White-Collar Criminals

“It’s like you can’t make this stuff up, right? The idea that the Republicans are trying to gut one of the main laws to prevent bank fraud—that’s their response to the 2008 financi...

Feb 4, 2016 / George Zornick

The 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Pioneer Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law

The 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Pioneer Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law The 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Pioneer Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law

Can Rosanell Eaton succeed in getting the new voter-ID law blocked before the 2016 election?

Jan 25, 2016 / Ari Berman

John Kerry and Javad Zarif

The US-Iran Prisoner Swap Proves Diplomacy Works The US-Iran Prisoner Swap Proves Diplomacy Works

But we must not take the survival of the nuclear deal for granted, because it still has many powerful opponents.

Jan 19, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis

The Poisoning of Flint

The Poisoning of Flint The Poisoning of Flint

Decades of catastrophic austerity policies and ruinous government fealty to corporate interests are jeopardizing the people of Michigan—and the rest of the country.  

Jan 19, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ferguson Election

Black Votes Matter in Ferguson Black Votes Matter in Ferguson

A federal trial challenging the city’s discriminatory election system begins today.

Jan 11, 2016 / Ari Berman

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