Joe Biden’s Labor Board Picks Have Been Surprisingly Encouraging
Biden's political history is anything but pro-labor. But his moves thus far to strengthen workers' rights through the National Labor Relations Board have actually been very promising.
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Joe Biden’s Stimulus Is Financing Republican-Backed Tax Cuts for the Rich
Republicans are taking advantage of the White House’s refusal to invoke a law that would ensure stimulus money isn’t used for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Don’t Blame Republicans. “Amtrak Joe” Biden Is the One Who Defeated the Railworkers.
Beyond the rhetoric of liberal politicians and the complexities of congressional sausage-making, one fact should not be forgotten: it was the Democratic leadership — not Republicans — who spearheaded last week’s efforts to trample on the rights of workers.
Joe Biden Should Have Been in East Palestine Before Donald Trump
The Democrats’ absurdly slow response to the recent Ohio train derailment repeats an all-too-familiar pattern of liberals creating openings conservatives are able to exploit.
Progressives Should Absolutely Tank Joe Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Giveaway
Last week, Democrats finally agreed on a major package of climate legislation. But in order for it to actually work, its worst parts will have to be killed or repealed. There are signs progressives in Congress are gearing up to do just that.
Joe Biden Is Failing at Fighting the Pandemic
President Biden came into office promising to lead a robust effort to vanquish coronavirus. So far, he has failed.
By Forcing a Contract on Railworkers, Joe Biden Is Betraying Workers Everywhere
"Which side are you on?" is the most fundamental question in politics. And in siding with the Chamber of Commerce rather than exploited workers at America’s railways, “the most pro-union president in American history” has made clear where he really stands.
Joe Biden’s Reelection Campaign Is Off to an Uninspiring, Oligarch-Driven Start
After talking with grassroots organizers for six minutes last Thursday, Biden spent the weekend hobnobbing with his real constituents: the hedge fund managers and executives he’s going to spend the next eighteen months begging for money.
Joe Biden Is Giving More Leniency to Corporate Lawbreakers
The Biden Justice Department just announced it is making it easier for corporate lawbreakers to avoid prosecution — even if they have committed multiple crimes, earned significant profit from their wrongdoing, and failed to self-disclose the misconduct.
Joe Biden Wants You to Kill and Die for the Saudi Monarchy
The Biden administration is entertaining the idea of pursuing a US-Saudi mutual defense pact. How does the prospect of risking lives for the Saudi monarchy sound?
The Left Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About Joe Biden’s “Supply-Side Liberalism”
Pundits have lauded the Biden administration for replacing the free-market consensus with supply-side liberalism. But it is geopolitical tensions with China and labor’s weakness that have made elites feel comfortable with a milquetoast industrial policy.
Joe Biden Has Botched the Summit of the Americas
The United States is excluding Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the forthcoming Summit of the Americas. Washington probably wasn’t expecting that much of Latin America, led by Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, would publicly push back in response.
Joe Biden Has Just Given Wall Street a Huge Win
Biden previously slammed a Trump ruling that could help private equity kingpins loot retirees’ savings. Now, the president is backing it.
Joe Biden Has No Business Lecturing the Rest of the World on “Democracy”
The Biden administration recently organized the Summit for Democracy to fight rising global authoritarianism. But Washington bears central responsibility for the widening inequality, rising political cynicism, and withering of democracy worldwide.
Joe Biden Should Commute Whistleblower Daniel Hale’s Sentence
Daniel Hale was sent to a facility known as “Little Guantanamo” for exposing just how deadly the US drone assassination program is. Hale's actions served the public. President Biden should set him free.
The Nomination of Elliott Abrams Is a Stain on Joe Biden’s Human Rights Record
Elliott Abrams is one of America’s worst living human rights abusers. That the Biden administration would nominate him to anything other than a prison sentence is baffling.
Joe Biden’s Unconditional Support for Israel Risks Creating a Regional War
As Israel continues to raze Gaza, Biden has set two aims for his administration: to provide unconditional support to Israel and prevent a regional war. It will be hard for the US to achieve both aims.
Joe Biden Is Shrinking the Welfare State
Because the Biden administration refuses to make a public case for keeping alive the pandemic emergency declaration that led to a huge expansion of desperately needed programs like Medicaid, millions are about to lose their health insurance.
Joe Biden’s Steps Toward Ending Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen Are Tentatively Hopeful
Yesterday, the Biden administration took two long-overdue steps toward potentially ending the Saudi war on Yemen. But the president has to provide more clarity on what exactly his administration is willing to do to halt Saudi Arabia’s brutality and remove the boot from the neck of Yemenis.
Joe Biden Is Engaging in Atrocity Denialism for Israel. It Has a Long History.
I’m a historian of US foreign policy. The Biden administration’s effort to muddy the waters about the staggering human toll of Israel’s assault on Gaza is in keeping with Washington’s long history of atrocity denialism on behalf of allies.