Nearly two years after the credit expired, Democrats are pushing forward with legislation to dramatically reduce child poverty, despite GOP opposition.

Having just slashed domestic spending, now McCarthy & Co. want to turn around and give money to rich corporations. And Democrats might just let them.

At least the debt crisis is now over. But the Kevin McCarthy crisis is just getting started.

That’s in his debt ceiling bill. And his delays have already cost taxpayers an additional $328 million as he preaches against excess spending.

This is how modern life became one big trash pile—and what it will take to extricate ourselves from the rubbish.

Grover Norquist’s 45-year-long reign of terror started with a simple pledge.

It’s true—our entitlement programs face bankruptcy. The Republicans’ ideas are nonsense. Here’s what the Democrats should say.

Buybacks divert capital from job creation and load up corporations with debt—an orgy of self-dealing by corporate chiefs that the GOP hasn’t lifted a finger to stop.

The Inflation Reduction Act could help environmentally friendly consumption become less of an identity and more of a practical choice.

The California governor loves to boast about his state’s climate commitments. But when push came to shove, he picked the wrong side and lied about why.

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Here in the United States, Republicans still fully intend to cut taxes. But they’ve largely stopped campaigning on it.

The former Texas senator also thinks the rich pay way too much in taxes. No word yet on debtor’s prison.

The IRS has lost its ability to investigate tax-exempt organizations. What will that mean for our political system?

Conservative state legislatures are using pandemic-era surpluses to give tax cuts for the wealthy while maintaining unfair flat taxes that punish the poor.

Why can’t Democrats deliver the steep tax increases on corporations and the rich that voters demand?

“It’s not ideal, but it’s how the sausage gets made, right? I try not to go to the sausage factory.”

A nation we build together is worth fighting for—and it’s on the ballot.

While the eyebrow-raising audits of James Comey and Andrew McCabe may not end up being scandalous, they do present a big opportunity.

The resort’s real magic lies in the powers it’s afforded by a special district.