The party has sold itself as the only thing standing in the way of the existential death of democracy. But it’s not governing as if it believes its own warnings.

The next time Democrats get a chance to pass climate policy, the world could have already warmed by 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The upper body of Congress has become a colossal wreck where democracy goes to die.

The Senate parliamentarian normally flies under the radar, but she now holds the Democrats’ ambitious plans in her hands.

Democrats can end the insane tradition of holding the global economy hostage now and forever.

With its razor-thin margins in Congress and an aging caucus, why isn’t the party acting with more urgency to protect voting rights from Republican assault?

In order to adapt to the age of climate change, insurance rates need to increase.

Why we must do everything differently to ensure the planet’s survival

Party leaders like Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer say they won’t repeat the missteps of Barack Obama’s first term. They haven’t proved it quite yet.

With the pandemic raging and millions still out of work, there is a case for moving swiftly to pass an imperfect stimulus bill.

The Senate Minority Leader’s too-clever-by-half demands may push Democrats to throw over the Jim Crow–era relic once and for all.

His message of unity has broad appeal in a shattered country. But does Mitch McConnell care?

It’s the only way to banish Trumpism and fix American democracy in earnest.

Even if the Senate votes to convict the president, it would come at a cost.

He’s an immediate threat to America, and yet Democratic leaders are showing little urgency.

Now that Democrats have won the Senate, there’s a better way to spend that money.

Centrist senators like Joe Manchin and Jon Tester will decide the fate of the party’s more ambitious legislative goals.

We need a country that doesn’t make debt accumulation the cost of entry into a decent life.

America needed a bigger boat. The latest stimulus package tosses a pair of arm floaties.

Senate Republicans think they might get their colleagues across the aisle to cave on a liability shield. They may be right.