Felipe Galindo The Biden administration will allow nearly half a million Venezuelan migrants in the United States to live and work legally in the country for 18 months. The post Hope for Asylum Seekers appeared first on The Nation.
Politics / October 5, 2023 The “Trump for Speaker” Campaign Shipwrecks on the Shoals of Stupidity Some House Republicans want the former president to be their new boss. There are just two problems with this plan: it’s crazy, and it’s not allowed. John Nichols Ad Policy (Fox News / YouTube) Kevin McCarthy’s speakership ended as…
Society / October 5, 2023 The Vanguard Party of the Christian Right The Alliance Defending Freedom, an evangelical legal advocacy group, is behind many of the Supreme Court cases seeking right-wing rulings. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Lawyer Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom, right, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington in December 2022,…
/ October 5, 2023 The Crisis of Shelter in the United States Housing is one the building blocks of human life. Why is it so scarce in this country? Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Ad Policy Condemned condominiums in Houston, 2007. (Photo by James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) The summer before seventh grade, my mother…
Politics / October 5, 2023 Who Is the Real Laphonza Butler? The new senator from California has been both a union organizer and a corporate consultant. Which side of her will we see in Congress? Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Senator-designate Laphonza Butler, a Democrat from California, left, is sworn in by US Vice President Kamala…
World / October 5, 2023 The American Ambassdor Who Helped Stop a Coup in Chile Everyone knows how Nixon and Kissinger paved Pinochet’s path to power. The story of Harry Barnes, who played a crucial role in the Chilean dictator’s exit, is much less well known. Peter Kornbluh Ad Policy A plaque dedicated to Harry…