President Biden signs executive order that mandates required background checks for all firearm sales
"We cannot accept these facts as the enduring reality of life in America. Instead, we must together insist that we have had enough.”
“Ball is now in the court of Senate Republicans”: GOP urged to immediately pass...
“House Democrats have again stepped up. Will McConnell and the White House ever do the same?”
Winning
Trump loves to do It, but American generals have forgotten how.
Reframing America’s role in the world
The specter of Isolationism...
Bernie’s pivot for Biden isn’t pleasant. But Trump must be defeated.
Bernie Sanders is saying that progressives have a profound responsibility to fight against -- and oust -- the extreme right-wing forces that have gained control.
World-ending maneuvers?
The influence of such special interest groups and corporate weapons-makers over life-and-death issues should be considered both a moral outrage and perhaps the ultimate security risk.
Another step towards real democracy
At least some of us are open to change...
How Mesopotamia’s urban and industrial revolution started politics as we know it today
Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics takes readers to the early stages of a process that became the structure of modern life.
The rise of shadow parties
A Brennan Center analysis shows both Republicans and Democrats have found a new way to set up super PACs and rake in dark money, further weakening our campaign finance system.
Reforming Democracy From the Grassroots Up
Frustrated by a somnolent Congress, a bipartisan group is tackling campaign finance reform one city at a time.