The Coronavirus Crisis
Drug Industry Money Quietly Backs Media Voices Against Sharing Vaccine Patents
Doctors, economists, lawmakers, and civil society groups fighting the WTO waiver are funded by the pharmaceutical lobby.
Politics
Chuck Schumer Rejects Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Strategy
The Senate majority leader continues to push the all-encompassing For the People Act, while the West Virginia senator is narrowly focused on reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act.
PRO Act Holdout Mark Kelly Served on Gig and Restaurant Company Boards
Kelly is in the minority of Senate Democrats who have sponsored neither the sweeping labor reform legislation nor a crackdown on forced arbitration.
The Right-Wing Web Lobbying for Puerto Rican Statehood
Some of the same interests that promote business in “opportunity zones” are funding the pro-statehood push in Washington.
Voices
The Idea That Deficit Spending Is a Burden on Our Children Is the Dumbest Propaganda
Every time the government sells a bond, it creates a liability for the government. But it also creates an asset for whoever bought it.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Documents Reveal Pharma Plot to Stop Generic Covid-19 Vaccine Waiver
Urging Biden’s reversal, industry lobbyists instruct Congress to talk up loss of jobs and fear of China.
Rank-and-File Democrats Slow to Call for Restricting Aid to Israel
Despite pressure from Palestinian rights activists, a number of top Democratic lawmakers remain silent on imposing aid restrictions to the U.S.'s Middle East ally.
Twitter's Lackluster Verification Policy Hurts Primary Challengers
Without a blue check mark, challengers struggle against incumbents and established candidates.
As Israel Attacked Gaza, It Heard Something New: Opposition from Congress
Zionist fears of Democratic dissent have turned stale for years. The latest House speeches show that’s changing.
Protests for Black Lives
Meet the Riot Squad: Right-Wing Reporters Whose Viral Videos Are Used to Smear BLM
In the year since George Floyd’s murder, conservative news outlets have endlessly hyped distorted stories about violence at Black Lives Matter protests. Key videos they used come from a tight-knit group of eight young journalists.