Politics

The Numbers Show We Need Action to Stop Anti-Asian Violence

The Senate passed a bill to combat hate crimes in response to the rise in anti-Asian violence. It's a first step—but there's much more work to be done.

Clara Liang

Just 3 Democrats Stand in the Way of the PRO Act Coming to the Senate Floor for a Vote

Facing pressure, Sens. Joe Manchin and Angus King have signed on to the landmark labor bill, leaving just three Democratic holdouts: Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly and Mark Warner.

Jeff Schuhrke

This Republican "Working Class Party" Thing Is a Clown Show of the Highest Order

Try harder, Ivy League scum.

Hamilton Nolan

Politics Are Momentarily Weird Enough to Take On Global Capitalism

A global minimum corporate tax could have some crossover appeal.

Hamilton Nolan

What's Really Behind the Opposition to a $15 Minimum Wage

Fifty-seven senators from both parties are determined to preserve an economic system that rewards the rich and punishes the poor.

Joel Bleifuss

Why the Left Sees an Opening for a ‘Realignment’ in U.S. Politics

Left-wing groups such as the Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats are reviving the old idea of realignment, with hopes of provoking new political transformations.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

Democrats Take the First Steps to Make Biden’s Infrastructure Bill a Climate Bill

The newly unveiled BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act would create good-paying union jobs while reducing carbon emissions and upgrading the country's crumbling infrastructure.

Kenny Stancil

Dianne Morales Is the Radical Choice for New York City Mayor

The political newcomer wants the city to stop "feeding the beast" of inequality.

Hamilton Nolan

The Movement for Black Lives Has Been Waiting for This Moment

Racial justice organizers are preparing to take to the streets and the halls of power to push President Biden to meet their demands.

Eli Day

Biden Could Help Prevent Water Crises Like the One in Jackson—If He Stands Up to Corporations

The ongoing crisis in Jackson, Mississippi shows why President Biden must reject privatization.

Thomas M. Hanna

The Filibuster Is a Labor Issue

The PRO Act will not pass unless we end the filibuster. Those two things are a package deal.

Hamilton Nolan

How Austerity Politics End

By passing the American Rescue Plan, President Biden and Democrats in Congress are signaling they may finally be ready to move on from the age of market fundamentalism.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Democrats Can't Afford to Dilute Their $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

The wage increase in the Covid relief bill also applies to tipped workers and others making a subminimum wage. Democrats should fight tooth and nail to make it law.

s.e. smith

Republicans Are Using the Capitol Riot as a Trojan Horse to Target the Left

Since January 6, GOP lawmakers across the country have introduced a slew of anti-protest bills.

Branko Marcetic

Privatization Would Doom Biden's Infrastructure Plan

To meet his goals on equity, jobs and climate, President Biden should push a massive, publicly-funded infrastructure plan.

Jeremy Mohler

Rev. William Barber: The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage Is a Fight for Racial Justice

Democrats need to stop playing games and use their majorities to pass a $15 minimum wage right now—we can’t wait any longer.

Rev. William Barber

Massive Inequality Is a Feature of Capitalism, Not a Bug

The Biden administration may usher in a new period of reform, but history shows that it's unlikely to last if our economic system remains intact.

Richard D. Wolff

Democrats Need to Radically Expand American Democracy—And Fast

If Democrats want to enact their agenda and retain power, they should move quickly to bolster voting rights and reform undemocratic structures in the U.S. political system.

Scott Remer