December 23, 2022
So Much for Biden’s Promise to End U.S. Support for the War in Yemen
The best chance to end hostilities in the war-torn nation has fizzled out, leaving proponents of peace to wonder what went wrong.
December 2, 2022
Joe Biden’s Primary Calendar Is the Anti-Bernie Plan
By front-loading the 2024 presidential contests in Southern states, the president’s proposal would cement the Democrats as the center-left party and make it harder for future insurgents.
November 29, 2022
“Pro-Labor President” Backs Down Ahead of Rail Strike
Worried about the economic consequences of a rail strike, Biden has asked Congress to intervene in a labor dispute.
November 8, 2022
The Cards Were Always Stacked Against Democrats
Whatever happens on Tuesday, be suspicious of tidy narratives about the midterm elections.
October 4, 2022
Bernie Sanders Wants Build Back Better Back
The Vermont Senator rues the failure to pass Biden’s big social spending bill. “That was transformational. And we came within two votes of doing that.”
September 23, 2022
How the Sprawling Fight Over Permitting Reform Could Capsize Congress
The side deal that Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin cut to pass the Inflation Reduction Act now threatens to be the proximate cause of a government shutdown.
September 13, 2022
How Chuck Schumer Finally Got His Big Breakthrough
“I know everything about my caucus,” the Senate majority leader enthused. “I care about them. I love them.”
August 24, 2022
Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program Is Excellent, but Student Loans Suck to Begin With
Bernie Sanders got this right: We’ll have to make college free, or close to it.
August 7, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act Passes After a Long and Exhausting Weekend in the U.S. Senate
The upper chamber's “vote-a-rama” may sound like a real fun way to spend a Saturday night, but guess what?
July 15, 2022
“Dear White Staffers” Speaks: Inside the Effort to Unionize Capitol Hill
The staffer behind the social media account talks about the organizing drive, which will start to get real results next week.
July 13, 2022
The Hardest Part About Ditching Biden Is Finding His Replacement
The president may be polling terribly, but the party’s struggle to find fresh blood is as big a concern.
June 15, 2022
Is the Neoliberal Era Over Yet?
The current political order may have proven a failure. But neither party has presented an alternative yet.
June 14, 2022
Democrats Who Want to Replace Biden in 2024 Have Lost Touch With Reality
They should be worried about their party’s dismal electoral prospects this fall. But making a swap at the top of the ticket isn’t the solution.
May 11, 2022
Amazon to Managers: Can’t Bust a Union? You’re Fired.
Several managers at the Staten Island warehouse were canned. It looked a lot like a warning to other Amazon managers.
April 28, 2022
The Gash That Might Have Ended Bernie Sanders’s 2020 Campaign
He banged his head in a South Carolina motel room—but didn’t miss a single event. His former deputy campaign manager, Ari Rabin Havt, recounts that wild day in a new memoir about life on the trail.
March 28, 2022
Biden Wants to Raid the Billionaires’ Club
His budget proposal to tax the wealth of America’s top plutocrats may face an uphill battle in Congress, but it signals a new midterm message.
February 15, 2022
What Defines the Democratic Party?
The longest running theme in the history of the party might be charges of incoherence and disorganization.
December 29, 2021
Harry Reid Was a Tireless Warrior for the Working Class
The most important politician to ever hail from Nevada, the late senator never forgot his hardscrabble beginnings and the promises he made to the American people.
