The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About The Win for EV Workers in the South You Didn’t Hear About
Could the union victory at an electric bus manufacturing plant in Alabama turn the South into a hub for quality jobs in the green economy?
Jul 1, 2024 / Ella Fanger
Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity Medicare Dis-Advantage: Overpayments and Inequity
The very “choice” that Medicare Advantage is said to offer is undermining Medicare’s promise of equal and universal care for seniors.
Jul 1, 2024 / Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, and Steffie Woolhandler
We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803 We Just Witnessed the Biggest Supreme Court Power Grab Since 1803
The court has given itself nearly unlimited power over the administrative state, putting everything from environmental protections to workers’ rights at risk.
Jun 28, 2024 / Elie Mystal
As Childish Old Men Bickered, America Lost the Debate As Childish Old Men Bickered, America Lost the Debate
The debate was a hard-to-watch 90-minute infomercial for the political shit show that lies ahead.
Jun 28, 2024 / Alyssa Oursler
Biden’s Record Won’t Win Him the Election if He Can’t Make Sense for 2 Minutes at a Time Biden’s Record Won’t Win Him the Election if He Can’t Make Sense for 2 Minutes at a Time
At last night’s debate, the president could hardly get through an answer to a question without seeming to get confused.
Jun 28, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Progressives Can’t Give Up on White Voters Progressives Can’t Give Up on White Voters
A new report purports to offer Democrats a way forward with white voters. It fails to convince.
Jun 28, 2024 / Jared Abbott and Dustin Guastella
“Homestyle Fare”: The Supreme Court’s Weird, Ahistorical, Platonic Bribery Jurisprudence “Homestyle Fare”: The Supreme Court’s Weird, Ahistorical, Platonic Bribery Jurisprudence
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Snyder is baffling—so long as we ignore a desire by the justices to minimize the extent of their own corrupt conduct.
Jun 28, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
Britain’s Labour Leader Seems Oblivious to the Political Signals From Europe Britain’s Labour Leader Seems Oblivious to the Political Signals From Europe
Keir Starmer looks certain to be Britain’s next prime minister—but he’s using the same centrist playbook that has opened the door to the far right in France and Germany.
Jun 28, 2024 / Steve Howell