Democrats Are Squandering Their Chance to Ban Cluster Bomb Sales
A subcommittee led by Rep. Barbara Lee is embracing a Bush-era policy to let the U.S. skirt international standards.
Politics
Bank of America Memo, Revealed: “We Hope” Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse
The financial behemoth privately fears that regular people have too much leverage.
Voices
A Manchin Miracle Brings Biden’s Climate Agenda Back From the Dead
Did Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer just fool Mitch McConnell?
Federal Prison Officials Knew of Misconduct, Corruption, and Abuse, Senate Investigation Finds
Sen. Jon Ossoff is the first Democrat to subpoena a member of the Biden administration, BOP Director Michael Carvajal, over reports of neglected and frequent suicides.
Biden Administration Plans for Legal Psychedelic Therapies Within Two Years
A letter from the Health and Human Services Department discloses the anticipated FDA approval of MDMA and psilocybin treatments.
The End of Roe
Abortion Faces Early Electoral Test in Kansas — but Misinformation Is Rampant
Anti-abortion actors have deployed misleading talking points to convince voters that the right to abortion isn’t on the line.
The FBI Is Investigating a Potential Political Motivation Linked to Justin Fairfax Allegations
The former lieutenant governor of Virginia was accused of sexual assault in 2019 at the same time the governor was also being pressured to resign.
Ivy League Universities Push for Special Tax Cut
Harvard and other elite universities are lobbying Congress for a tax cut on endowment investment returns.
Voices
The Problem with New York's Public Power Campaign — and How to Fix It
A socialist strategy would put unions, industrial expertise, and clean energy writ large at the center of the bill.
Voices
The Cult of Donald Trump
On January 6, Trump was not much different from Jim Jones, as he urged his rabid followers to kill American democracy.