Saturday, May 2, 2026

After 2 years, progressives need to be a part of the debate around public...

Simply demanding that all measures to protect public health be brought to an end without crafting policies to do this safely is not only selfish but a recipe for further disaster.

‘Enough is enough’: Sanders, Klobuchar unveil bill to slash drug prices in half

"We can no longer tolerate policies that make prescription drugs unaffordable and out of reach—Congress must act."

Even this Biden-voting billionaire ignores the full downsides of obscene fortunes

Tax reforms must address willful blindness about the menace of concentrated wealth.

Unpacking the uproar over the first Black woman Supreme Court nominee

Dr. Judy Lubin of the Center for Urban and Racial Equality explains why it is important to be intentional about dismantling systemic racism in the coming battle to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.

Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-I-N-S-K

If the U.S. government wants to play a constructive role in Ukraine, it should genuinely support this already existing framework for a solution to the crisis, and end the heavy-handed U.S. intervention that has only undermined and delayed its implementation.

The Fed is about to shaft American workers—or no good reason

Fed policymakers are poised to raise interest rates at their March meeting and then continue raising them, in order to slow the economy.

America, a nation teetering on the edge

The kind of question we the people of America should be asking ourselves, “Can we get along? Why is it that we can’t get along?”

With Alabama ruling, SCOTUS delivers ‘another major blow’ to Voting Rights Act

"We must end the filibuster so the Senate can pass voting rights protections," declares the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Personal interview: Michael T. Klare What are the Prospects for Peace?

Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; defense correspondent of The Nation magazine; and author.

Warren warns ‘corporate vultures’ are circling Medicare on Biden’s watch

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday joined physicians and dozens of her House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden administration to immediately halt...