Biden Expected to OK Alaska Oil Project

Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman Politico
The expected approval of the massive Willow oil project would be just the latest shift by Biden toward the political center before a potential reelection bid.

Occoquan’s Nights of Terror

Philip C. Kolin
In this week of International Women’s Day, poet Philip C. Kolin remembers the courage of US women in demanding the right to vote.

Why Unions Matter So Much

David Leonhardt The New York Times
The shrinking of unions effectively redistributes income from low- and middle-income workers to affluent investors.

The Far Right in Ukraine

Stephen R. Shalom New Politics
New Politics interviews Taras Bilous, a Ukrainian historian and editor of Ukrainian socialist magazine Sotsialniy Rukh, about the Ukrainian political spectrum and a wide range of issues.

Broad Alliance Ousts Racist Memphis D.A.

Jeffrey Lichtenstein and Josh Adams Convergence
New Majority politics trounced a law-and-order scaremongering Shelby County, TN. This marks a major win for the national movement seeking criminal justice reform within the electoral arena.

2024 Trump Is Even Scarier Than 2020 Trump

Susan B. Glasser The New Yorker
In a speech to CPAC that failed to make many front-page headlines but should have, Trump vowed that, once reinstalled in power, his mission would be “retribution” for all the wrongs that he and his grievance-fuelled followers have suffered.

Ron DeSantis | Last Week Tonight

John Oliver discusses Ron DeSantis, his track record as the governor of Florida, the pitfalls of comparing him to Donald Trump, and the supposed dangers of “woke math.”