The Real Story of the Making of Nancy Pelosi
A deathbed endorsement and the battle against a DSA insurgent launched a unique and powerful congressional career.
Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim is co-founder of Drop Site News and the host of the podcast Deconstructed. He was previously D.C. Bureau Chief for The Intercept and the Washington bureau chief for HuffPost, where he led a team that was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and won once. He edited and contributed reporting to groundbreaking investigative project on heroin treatment that not only changed federal and state laws, but also shifted the culture of the recovery industry. The story, by Jason Cherkis, was a Pulitzer finalist and won a Polk Award.
He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a co-host of the show Counter Points. He is the author of the books “We’ve Got People” (2019) and “This Is Your Country on Drugs” (2009). His third book, published in December 2023, is “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
He has been a staff reporter for Politico and the Washington City Paper and is a co-host of the show Counter Points. He is the author of the books “We’ve Got People” (2019) and “This Is Your Country on Drugs” (2009). His third book, published in December 2023, is “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
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Chuck Schumer Quietly Moving Lame-Duck $3 Billion Payout to Families of 9/11 Victims
Schumer’s attempt at a rapid passage through unanimous consent would bypass debate on a payout using PPP money, angering families of Marines killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing.
A Controversial Decision in Oregon Could Cost Democrats the House
Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner trails by 2 points in a race the national Democratic super PACs preemptively deemed unwinnable. She’s not the only one.
AOC Responds to Critics: “If Someone Makes a Mistake, It's Not the Same Thing as Someone Selling Out”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on political mistakes, the discourse, and the left’s growing pains.
AOC: The New York State Democratic Party’s Corruption May Have Cost Democrats the House
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the role of abortion and the youth vote in the midterms, Ukraine, and the political distinction between unemployment and inflation.
The End of Roe
The Midterms Handed Democrats in Congress a Mandate to Codify Abortion Rights
With 48 senators supporting a filibuster carveout for abortion rights, Democrats should act before the new Congress.
House Progressives Float Diplomatic Path Toward Ending War in Ukraine, Get Annihilated, Quickly “Clarify"
“Let me be clear: We are united as Democrats in our unequivocal commitment to supporting Ukraine in their fight for their democracy,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal clarified.
Biden’s Former Haitian Envoy Slams White House Plan for Armed Intervention
“We're going to have a civil uprising in Haiti similar to 1915,” said former Ambassador Dan Foote.
A People-Powered Insurgency Threatened to Reshape the Democratic Party. Then Came AIPAC and Its Allied Super PAC, Democratic Majority for Israel.
“They’ve got money, but we’ve got people,” the rallying cry of the party’s progressive wing, is being tested by a whole lot of money.
The Coronavirus Crisis
NIH Awards New Grant to U.S. Organization at Center of Covid-19 Lab Leak Controversy
In August, an EcoHealth Alliance award was terminated after the organization failed to turn over records critical to the Covid origin probe. The next month, it got a new grant.