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  1. The Republican Slide A man holds up a sign against Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks to a crowd during a rally against her on January 28, 2021 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
    2 Feb 2021 … The Republican Party is sliding toward a full-on embrace of authoritarianism. Former President Trump’s exit and ban from his favorite social media outlets has left a vacuum that younger politicians imitating Trump’s style are eager to fill by rallying people Continue reading
  2. New Medicare, Old Story and A Faithful Choice: Voices of Faith for a Woman’s Right to Choose (Photo: Michael Chen/flickr CC 2.0)
    4 Apr 2004 … The inside story behind a radical expansion of Medicare, which some say was packaged to court crucial senior votes in an election year while serving the best interests of the big drug and insurance companies. And, is there room for Continue reading
  3. What the Media and Congress Are Missing on Zika and Poverty Without access to necessary comprehensive health care and social support services, low-income women and families could be looking at even deeper levels of poverty and poorer health outcomes on the horizon. (Photo by Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)
    5 May 2016 … Somewhere along the way the focus shifted. What began as coordinating a response to Zika that is rooted in smart public health policy and caring for our fellow citizens became a funding fight on Capitol Hill in which many conservatives Continue reading
  4. Here’s What People Are Saying About SCOTUS’ Big Decisions in Hobby Lobby and Harris Supreme Court Justices, from left, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan applaud State of the Union Address,12 Feb 2013 (Rex Features via AP Images)
    6 Jun 2014 … The Supreme Court issued rulings in two closely watched cases on Monday morning. Continue reading
  5. How Does the Past Look From Here? Hospital Ward (Library of Congress)
    10 Oct 2020 … It feels like a really strange time, as if we had been hit by a truck and pushed off the road of normality. Looking back over the history of the United States, it is a strange time. Continue reading
  6. Demilitarizing Our Democracy
    1 Jan 2021 … At a time of acute concern about the health of our democracy, any such rethinking must, among other things, focus on strengthening the authority of civilians and civilian institutions over the military in an American world where almost the only Continue reading
  7. ‘Veil of Secrecy’ and New York’s Crusading Attorney General Eliot Spitzer New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer speaks during a legislative leaders meeting, as Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, left, listens at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Thursday, June 14, 2007. Leaders said they have agreed to reform a 40-year-old, pro-union mandate that officials have long blamed for driving up publicly paid construction costs. The reform of the so-called Wicks Law has been an elusive goal in Albany for years, but the agreement announced Thursday would exempt as much as half of public projects from the mandate. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    12 Dec 2003 … An investigation into how diminished government transparency leaves the public — and democracy — at risk, and conversations with Pulitzer winner Dorothy Rabinowitz and NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Continue reading
  8. Unsanitized: Populist Moment Reappears Amid Tyson Gambling Scandal
    11 Nov 2020 … Joe Biden has his chance at a populist, pro-worker statement during his transition. Continue reading
  9. A Black Man Brought 3 Forms of ID to the Polls in Wisconsin. He Still Couldn’t Vote. Voters take to the polls at Milwaukee City Hall April 5, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2016 … Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said his state’s strict new voter-ID requirement worked “just fine” in the April 5 primary, but thousands of Wisconsinites were unable to cast a ballot because of the new law. One of them was Eddie Lee Continue reading
  10. Today’s Must Reads – May 14, 2012 Bella Abzug smiles as she holds up her ERA sign in a pro-equal rights demonstration on New York's Fifth Avenue. August 1980. (AP Photo)
    5 May 2012 … The Human Disaster of Unemployment: “While older workers are less likely to be laid off than younger workers, they are about half as likely to be rehired. One result is that older workers have seen the largest proportionate increase in Continue reading