Bernie Sanders Could Snuff Out a Potential Primary Contest to Replace Patrick Leahy
A Vermont state representative is contemplating a challenge to Peter Welch for Leahy's Senate seat, but only if Sanders steps back.
Politics
The Coronavirus Crisis
How Hospitals Became Vaults That Hid Evidence of Covid-19's Toll
In the first months of the pandemic, only a small number of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. let journalists inside.
Conor Lamb’s Bank Lobbyist Dad Shells for His Son’s Senate Campaign
The centrist Pennsylvania lawmaker hasn’t done much to obscure his fondness for big business.
The Main Driver of Inflation Is a Murderous Maniac in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is withholding oil production because Biden won’t meet with Mohammed bin Salman after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the president suggested.
Voices
Inflation Is Good for You
Don't panic over milk prices. Inflation is bad for the 1 percent but helps out almost everyone else.
Voices
How Climate Activists Pushed the "Left Edge of the Possible"
The strongest climate provisions may have failed, but the past 10 years have proved that organizing can work.
After Afghanistan Disaster, the Pentagon Is on Track to Get Even More Money
The defeat in Afghanistan offers a chance to rethink America's war machine, but Congress is on the verge of raising military spending to $740 billion.
Mine Workers From Across Appalachia Arrested Outside BlackRock Headquarters in New York City
Striking workers are demanding higher wages and better health benefits — and voiced concerns about the future of their union in the transition away from coal.
As States Prepare for Redistricting, Prison Gerrymandering Will Skew New Lines
Often pulled out of Black and Latino hubs, incarcerated people bolster white rural districts — but remain banned from casting ballots.
House Democrats Back Off Targeting Billionaire Tax Schemes and Swap in New Nicotine Levy
The new legislation sacrifices billions of potential estate tax revenue — and makes it up with vapes and e-cigarettes.