Let’s Be Honest About What Trump Wanted on January 6
A handful of Republican members of Congress stared into Medusa’s face and refused to blink. The rest looked away.
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The Path to Winning a Floor Vote for Medicare for All in Congress
The #ForceTheVote debate is about how to hold members of Congress accountable — not whether to do so.
The Biden Administration's Continued Push for Julian Assange's Extradition Is Bad News for Journalism
A successful prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder could empower the government to go after journalists for publishing classified information.
Confronting the Long Arc of U.S. Border Policy
An excerpt from the new book “Border and Rule: Global Migration, Capitalism, and the Rise of Racist Nationalism.”
Repealing the "Walking While Trans" Ban Is Part of the Struggle to Decriminalize Sex Work
Andrew Cuomo may not realize it, but the repeal recognizes that police interactions with marginalized people are sources of harm.
Forget Biden’s Bust of Cesar Chavez: Hunts Point Strike Is the Bold Labor Action the Country Needs
Essential workers, ravaged by the pandemic as their bosses raked in millions, organized from the bottom up and won concessions.
The Meaning of the Mittens: Five Possibilities
The symbolic power of Bernie’s old pair of mittens was the work of the “us” in “not me, us.”
By Far the Worst Thing Trump Did Was Flirt With Nuclear War With North Korea
Trump’s actions on this one issue outweigh everything else, yet it’s received less attention than many of his tweets.
A Mob Attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now What?
Wednesday's riot was the next blind step toward an outcome no one wants, driven by people who can’t understand their own endgame.
America Is Not Exceptional. Its History of Violence Cannot Be Denied.
The delusion that national breakdown takes place only in foreign lands can have grave consequences for America.