The allegations of forced hysterectomies of detainees don’t just demand an investigation, but a new law to empower politicians to act themselves."

Thom Tillis’s staffer was cruel but correct in his conversation with a cancer survivor.

The race for a cure has put a spotlight on corporate control over medical research. Under a Democratic administration, it doesn’t have to be that way.

What we’re learning from reports about how people spent their stimulus checks.

By embracing conservative talking points, the press missed the hollowing-out of one of America’s great institutions.

Beneath society’s plutocratic layer, America is not as united in the face of crisis as we like to pretend.

While the pain of legislative dysfunction has never been more keenly felt, reforms that all sides agree upon are still possible.

With jobless Americans nearing the edge of the cliff, lawmakers are preparing to give them all a little push.

Millions of people are in danger of losing a benefit that has kept their heads above water. These are some of their stories.

Millionaires in Congress have long since lost touch with most constituents’ concerns.

There has been a profound disconnect between the hagiography surrounding his death and the response to the radicalism he helped inspire.

This week’s job numbers demonstrate that this is no time to compromise with Mitch McConnell.

Voters in the District and Puerto Rico deserve representation, and the party’s ambitions just might depend on it.

The U.S. has historically chosen war to address all kinds of problems: terror, drugs, unfriendly countries. This time is different.

The chief mechanism of wealth accumulation relentlessly and unfailingly pits the American people against their elected representatives.

Despite the pandemic, OSHA is refusing to enforce a rule that protects employees from fatal hazards.

Only a few months ago, Silicon Valley was the subject of intense criticism in Washington and beyond. Then the pandemic struck.

The longer Congress refuses to address the student loan crisis, the worse it will get.

American democracy is broken. Here’s how to fix it.

Politicians and pundits are always lamenting the division in Washington. Well, Congress came together to address the coronavirus crisis—and failed.