Clarence Thomas’ Conflicts Put Our Whole Constitutional System at Risk
Federal law requires Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
What Makes More Sense, a Minimum Income Tax or a Maximum Income?
The U.S. senator who chairs the GOP Senate campaign effort wants America’s poorest to pay up more at tax time.
The Filibuster Is Busted. Time to Scrap It.
Letting small minorities of senators block things most Americans support delivers obstruction, not bipartisanship.
Poor People’s Campaign Marches on Washington to ‘Blunt the Political Effects of Wealth Inequality’
West Virginia and Kentucky activists vow to continue pressing Manchin and McConnell on democracy and economic reforms.
The Court’s Already Packed. The Question Is How to Fix It.
Biden is lukewarm about expanding the Supreme Court, and Nancy Pelosi says she won’t schedule a vote on it. Still, Republicans are fuming.
We May Be One Election From Permanent Minority Rule
Donald Trump has been defeated, but American democracy remains in peril. Here’s how we can reverse the trendline.
Congress Must Deliver COVID-19 Relief
Where is the concern for the families of the more than 215,000 Americans who have lost their lives to the coronavirus?
Donald Trump Is Playing ‘Bad Cop’ With His Extremist Budget Proposal
The president is useful to Republicans because he allows them to appear comparably less extreme than they actually are.
The Irony of the CIA’s Russia-Trump Story
During the Cold War, the CIA did just the kind of meddling in foreign elections it’s accusing Russia of doing today — and more.
Mitch McConnell’s War on Iran — and Boeing?
The only people who get hurt if Congress slaps new trade sanctions on Iran are U.S. aviation companies.
Declaration of War
Republican firebrands want to set Romney’s agenda.
The Dangers of Nuclear ‘Ice-Nine’
We were just about to start getting back into the nuclear energy business ourselves after refraining from building any new nuclear reactors for decades.
The Problem with the Obama Tax Compromise
Should we really be negotiating with a party that is dominated by corporatists who are happy with the increasing concentration of wealth?