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Democrats
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Democrats Can Learn From Reporting on Supreme Court Corruption
The justices are sensitive to political pressure. Senate Democrats can impose that pressure through investigation.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democratic Child Care Bill Keeps Work Requirements
At a time when Democrats are savaging House Republicans for expanding work requirements in Medicaid and SNAP, their signature child care bill also contains them.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Democrats Struggle to Face the Illegitimate Court System
A few Democratic members of Congress understand what needs to be done. More should join them.
Posted inPodcasts
The State of Abortion Rights
Ramenda Cyrus and Gabrielle Gurley discuss the state of abortion rights, the weak arguments of the anti-abortion movement, and the uncertainty for women across the country.
Posted inPolitics
Returning to the Scene of the Great Police Riot
The Democrats will convention in Chicago next year, and it’s not clear that they’ll get a warm welcome from the cops.
Posted inPolitics
The Feinstein Affair: Senate Gerontocracy Reaches Absurd Heights
Old senators, old rules, and old traditions all are cutting against what should be a simple task of confirming judges.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Forgotten Left Economics Tradition
In the Progressive and New Deal eras, there was a markedly different response to rising prices, and a different usage of economic theory.
Posted inPodcasts
What’s Going on in Tennessee?
Nashville city council member Sean Parker explains recent events.
Posted inPolitics
No Labels’ Real Label: Vanity Candidates ‘R’ Us
Claiming that no real centrist could vote for either Biden or Trump, it’s got its own spotlight-craving pol (Joe Manchin) waiting to pounce.
