The zombie idea from middle school civics that might sink the Biden administration

The Democratic Party can’t be mired in intraparty fights about what’s “too far left.” Life as we know it is at stake.

Some in the party believe the 87-year-old senator is ill-equipped to lead the opposition to Trump’s Supreme Court nominee—so why won’t they do anything about it?

Their leaders’ timidity has failed to limit Republican extremism. So it will cost them nothing to fight tooth and nail against McConnell’s latest plot.

The Democrats prefer to whine about Republican extremism rather than retaliate. If the party wins in November, nothing less than absolute ruthlessness will do.

Canceling student debt will prevent irreversible wealth loss in younger Americans. But they’re not the only ones who would benefit.

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

It seems clear that if voters want lawmakers to end this galling practice, they will have to first end some lawmakers’ careers.

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

Our civic life has become a vast desert, devoid of nerve or imagination, and it’s slowly killing us.

Trump’s signing of stimulus checks may be tacky, but outlawing it isn’t oversight—it’s absurd.

Congress needs to get serious about ramping up widespread testing if it wants to prevent a brutal downturn.

The party chose a caretaker to look after a burning house.

What would it mean for Bernie Sanders, America’s most famous Jewish politician, to become its commander in chief?

In lieu of a spectacular indictment of a corrupt president, Democrats have built a delicately designed legal trap that will never be sprung.

It will take more than a few charismatic candidates for Democrats to regain and maintain control of national politics.

Trump accuses Pelosi of choosing investigation over legislation, but compared to the president, Democrats are masters at multitasking.

As legal decisions go against the administration, the president appears caught in his own impeachment trap.

As capitalism starts to crumble, hate finds a familiar foothold.

The federal government just upgraded the 2018 storm to Category 5, but lawmakers are still fighting over relief funding—and the Florida Panhandle is still suffering.