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February 28, 2020
Nick Martin
Deb Haaland Shouldn’t Have to Fight This Hard
Once again, the New Mexico representative was a lonely voice on a hearing about Indigenous rights and the desecration of sacred sites on the border.
January 7, 2020
Aaron Miguel Cantú
How Democrats Abetted Trump’s Bloated Border Regime
Congress has funneled billions of dollars to the White House's anti-immigration enforcement arms. Here's how that money has been spent.
December 17, 2019
Libby Watson
Congress to Misplace Its Health Care Priorities One Last Time in 2019
Lawmakers will punt on crucial consumer protections against shock-and-awe hospital bills, while further eroding the Affordable Care Act.
December 12, 2019
Nick Martin
What’s Lost When a Language Disappears
A third of the Indigenous languages used in America two decades ago have gone extinct, and Congress isn't doing enough to preserve what remains.
December 6, 2019
Nick Martin
Congressman Objects to Casino-Goers Being Subject to Local Law if They Assault Women
A bill to combat the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women crisis was sidetracked by Republicans griping about tribal sovereignty.
December 6, 2019
Matt Farwell
Duncan Hunter Did Something Right
The night I partied with the now-disgraced congressman, I learned brazenness and entitlement might have been his best qualities.
November 14, 2019
Ryu Spaeth
The Empty Suits of the Impeachment Hearing
The Democrats put on a spectacle that may have ended up underscoring the waning power of the meritocracy.
November 1, 2019
Nick Martin
The Fight to Save Chaco Canyon
Oil industry greed, Trump officials' anti-environmental extremism, and long-ignored Indigenous issues are coming together in one valiant uphill battle.
September 27, 2019
Adam Wunische
The Real Costs of the War in Afghanistan
As America's longest war drags on, some Beltway denizens argue that it can be sustained for decades more.
August 26, 2019
Nick Martin
Cherokee Nation Is Coming to Congress
The largest Native nation to share borders with the United States is finally claiming its right to representation.
August 16, 2019
Emily Tamkin
Ilhan Omar Is Already Changing Washington
Banned by Israel and demonized by Trump, she's been fighting business as usual in Congress' hidebound foreign policy club.
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