Conservative Expert Privately Warned GOP Donors That a Voting Rights Bill Would Help Democrats
Testifying before Congress, Hans von Spakovsky gave high-minded reasons for opposing the bill. At a private meeting of GOP donors, he was more blunt.
Politics
The Special Interests Behind Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All Bill Are Not the Usual Suspects
“If we are able to get out that we can have health care for all ... there isn’t a human who won’t want it.”
Intercepted Podcast
The Secrets of American Power: Unitary Executive Theory, Guantánamo Bay Prison, and Extraordinary Rendition
Rep. Ro Khanna, author Jordan Carver, and reporters Charlie Savage and Carol Rosenberg are this week’s guests.
Watchdog Group Slams FTC for Revolving-Door Practices Ahead of Pending Staples Merger
Staples's lead counsel used to be the head of the FTC division overseeing the office supply company's potential merger with Essendant.
Voices
Bernie Sanders Asks the Right Question on Reparations: What Does It Mean?
Multiple 2020 candidates have now committed to reparations, but none have specifically committed to race-specific redress for historical harm.
Voices
AOC, Sanders, and Warren Are the Real Centrists Because They Speak for Most Americans
The views of Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives are much closer to the vast majority of ordinary Americans than Joe Biden or Michael Bloomberg.
Voices
"One of the Most Taboo Conversations" — New Yorkers Push to Decriminalize Sex Work
To fight for the decriminalization of sex work is to fight for and with society’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities.
Democrats Across the Country Are Getting Hounded by Voters for Shying Away From the Green New Deal
“Climate delayers are the new climate deniers,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Voices
Why Bernie Sanders Should Promise to Serve Only One Term as President
A one-term pledge could stave off critics who say Bernie Sanders is too old — and allow him to focus on passing bold policies without worry of re-election.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Budget Proposal Would Force Grassroots Activists to Register as Lobbyists
The New York governor’s budget proposal includes a measure that would lower the annual spending threshold for what counts as lobbying from $5,000 to $500.