Why did the first humans to set foot off Planet Earth plant the flag of only part of Planet Earth?

The progression of the Fight for 15 from a left-wing community organization and a left-wing union to left-wing cities to left-wing states to the Democratic mainstream is representative of the broader transformation of the Democratic Party in recent years. 

Voting rights advocates and litigators in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other key states are fighting against gerrymandering—and reaping dividends just in time for 2021.

The bill to break the back of the worst thieves on Wall Street is sponsored by—no surprise—Elizabeth Warren.

Or will Trump define it for them?

By creating a public option for Medicaid expansion, Biden’s plan pushes over half of those who gained coverage through Obamacare into a new plan.

The insurance company/pharmacy merger could have been fixed to prevent market power, even if it wasn’t totally blocked.

Trump has thrown the Democrats a lifeline. Will they take it?

The platform monopolies face three hearings on Capitol Hill that could define future actions against them.

The only way to overcome the oligarchy and Trump’s divide-and-conquer strategy is for the rest of us to join together and win America back.

An interim final rule from the Trump administration, which they say could begin as soon as tomorrow, could have a stronger effect than the rumored “safe third country” agreement. 

Sarah Woodhams, a laid-off Toys “R” Us employee, highlighted the schemes of private equity, to a somewhat baffled Julián Castro.

The Netroots Nation conference in Philadelphia emphasized immigration cruelties, as the party leadership struggles to respond, opting for backbiting instead of action.

If the U.S. signs a “safe third country” agreement with Guatemala, migrants seeking refuge will have to file for asylum in the Northern Triangle country.

A declaration by the attorney general makes it just a little harder for Trump to pretend that he is above the law.

The utility company implemented a moratorium on new service in the NYC area after a billion-dollar fracked-gas pipeline project was rejected by New York and New Jersey governments, and is now pressing its customers in a last-ditch lobbying effort.

Some states are not only passing paid family leave but making it more generous for the lowest-paid workers.

A year after Janus v. AFSCME, right-to-work forces organize against organized labor in California.

Despite Trump's disgusting policies, the right approach to economic refugees is far from obvious.

The Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the administration’s domestic gag rule, making it harder to receive and consult on reproductive health.

California has enacted a groundbreaking budget that makes nearly all low-income families eligible for a child tax credit.

Stranger things have happened, but Trump needs something close to a miracle as well as restraint and compromise that would be highly out of character.

New Hampshire delayed its Medicaid work requirement deadline, as it seemed that more than two-thirds of recipients’ health coverage would be jeopardized.

America’s lurch toward widening inequality can be reversed. But doing so will require bold political steps.