Julio Vincent GambutoLegislating from the Stage: The Brilliance of John OliverLooks like John Oliver is trending across the internet today because he is holding hostage the personal data of some click-happy members of…Apr 11, 20227Apr 11, 20227
Grant PiperThe US Is Halfway To A New Constitutional Convention17 states have called for a meeting to amend the ConstitutionFeb 14, 202211Feb 14, 202211
Tim WiseRepublicans Are Just Trolling NowThe GOP’s carving up of Nashville’s Congressional District reveals their only real agenda — owning the libsFeb 2, 20223Feb 2, 20223
Andrew DonaldsonWhere Have You Gone, Franklin Delano: The End of The 2021 Legislative Circus & FDR ComparisonsOur political nation rolls their weary eyes upon a news media that sold FDR but never came to terms with the reality of a 50–50 SenateDec 20, 20211Dec 20, 20211
Micah SifryThe Build Back Better Act Could Save Local JournalismA tiny provision of the act recently passed by the House gives local newsrooms a major tax breakNov 19, 2021Nov 19, 2021
Cory DoctorowThe Dems’ Most Secret Congressional CommitteeThe Steering and Policy Committee runs the show and we’re not even allowed to know who’s on itOct 25, 2021Oct 25, 2021
E.Eggert(m2c4)As Ever, The Oligarchs Are WinningAt some point, you have to wonder whether the oligarchs are really interested in democracy at allOct 25, 20211Oct 25, 20211
Julio Vincent GambutoWhy It Wasn’t a ‘State of the Union’ AddressThe first address by the president to a joint session of Congress is called just that: an ‘address’Apr 29, 2021Apr 29, 2021
Max UfbergWhy Eleanor Holmes Norton Is Optimistic About D.C. StatehoodThirty years after the congresswoman’s statehood bill failed, she’s seeing a light at the end of the tunnelMar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
James SurowieckiWhy the New Covid Relief Bill Is Something to CelebrateDemocrats got almost everything they wanted in the $1.9 trillion stimulus billMar 6, 20219Mar 6, 20219