Political Figures

Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough.

Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough. Sure, Biden’s Better on Covid Than Trump. That’s Not Good Enough.

If the Biden administration doesn’t step up now—on vaccine mandates and production, testing, mask supplies, and protections for essential workers—millions more will die.

Aug 26, 2021 / Column / Gregg Gonsalves

Participants in a “Freedom Friday March” in Washington, DC.

The Party of Lincoln Is Now the Party of Jim Crow The Party of Lincoln Is Now the Party of Jim Crow

Not a single House Republican voted for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Aug 26, 2021 / John Nichols

Migration

Migration Migration

Reflecting on the stories of migrants.

Aug 25, 2021 / OppArt / Henry Mendez Chavajay

Jeff Bezos

Tax Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Tax Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits

In one proposal, Democrats can fund the Biden agenda and fight back against widening inequality.

Aug 25, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rahm Emanuel

Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke

Nominating the foul-mouthed former Chicago mayor is an insult to Japan—and a clear indication that Black lives don’t really matter.

Aug 24, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage

Afghan Escalation

Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan

Resetting the global chessboard.

Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future

Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future Afghanistan Women, Oppressed Future

The Taliban burns books and women’s road out of poverty.

Aug 24, 2021 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

Harry Reid

The Centrist Who Taught the Left The Centrist Who Taught the Left

How Senator Harry Reid became the most influential mentor to the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

Aug 24, 2021 / Feature / Eoin Higgins

Invasion of the US Capitol

Invasion of the US Capitol Invasion of the US Capitol

Conservatives continue to support January 6 rioters.

Aug 23, 2021 / OppArt / Laura Waller

Bernie Sanders’s Third Campaign

Bernie Sanders’s Third Campaign Bernie Sanders’s Third Campaign

As chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Sanders’s big-government message has found its moment.

Aug 23, 2021 / Feature / John Nichols

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