The Coverage of Build Back Better’s Failure Is Focused on the Wrong Culprits

Manchin’s Shameful Child Care Stance Isn’t Just Bad Politics. It’s Self-Defeating Policy.

Senator Joe Manchin (DW.Va.). (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks … Read more

Sanders and the Squad Knew Manchin Couldn’t Be Trusted

Sanders and the Squad Knew Manchin Couldn’t Be Trusted

Senator Joe Manchin (DW.Va.) comes to a press conference in the US Capitol on November 1st. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) President Joe Biden and Senate Democratic leaders were shocked when West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin ripped off his Democrats on Sunday by announcing that after months of tortured, closed-door negotiations, he would … Read more

Striking Kellogg’s Workers Need the PRO Act

Striking Kellogg’s Workers Need the PRO Act

Workers at Kellogg’s grain mills on strike over loss of health care bonuses, vacation and vacation pay, and reduced pension benefits. (Photo by Rey Del Rio / Getty Images) President Biden made a suitably blunt statement last week in support of the striking Kellogg workers who are at risk of permanent replacement by the grain … Read more

Biden’s At-Home Coronavirus Test Program Epitomizes Our Public Health Failures

Biden’s At-Home Coronavirus Test Program Epitomizes Our Public Health Failures

President Joe Biden will speak about Covid-19 vaccinations on Thursday, October 7, 2021. (Susan Walsh / AP Photo) EDITOR’S NOTE:Every week we post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column on WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per month! Thank you … Read more