Biden’s Pentagon is Still Trump’s Pentagon
Biden’s recent Pentagon budget proposal would increase Pentagon and war spending from $740 billion in FY2021 to $753 billion in FY2022.
What Does Biden’s Decision to Withdraw From Afghanistan Mean?
Ending the war will take more than bringing home the troops, but it’s a start.
Pentagon and Tax Cheats Already Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Biden’s Job Plan
Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls for $2.3 trillion in federal spending over eight years. That’s a lot, but much less than we spend on our military.
Biden’s 2022 Budget Raises Military Spending Past $750 Billion
We must shift government resources away from what causes harm, and reinvest it in what can really keep our communities safe.
How Biden Looks at the World
The Biden administration’s approach of “multilateral restoration” has many virtues compared to the last four years of MAGA. But it has considerable shortcomings as well.
Multilateralism and the Biden Administration
The Biden Administration should help create stronger, more equitable, and more democratic multilateral structures at the international and regional level.
Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers
It’s one of the largest antipoverty programs ever passed — and will save worker pensions throughout the country.
We May Be One Election From Permanent Minority Rule
Donald Trump has been defeated, but American democracy remains in peril. Here’s how we can reverse the trendline.
Biden Needs to Keep His Promises on Immigration
The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.
The Claudius Presidency
After four years of an American Caligula, will Joe Biden bring the United States back into the international community?
Returning to the Paris Agreement Is Just the Beginning
The U.S. is officially back in the Paris Climate Agreement. But Biden must do much, much more than restore the status quo under Obama.
The Pandemic is Sparking a Wave of Union Drives on College Campuses
In Arizona, two universities are spearheading an effort to unionize the entire state’s higher education workforce.
Biden Should Build on Bipartisan Support for Hiking the Minimum Wage and Taxing the Rich
Despite our sharp divisions, a majority of Americans are united behind many policies to combat poverty and reduce inequality.
Biden’s Approach to North Korea and the NPT Option
How about turning North Korea’s nuclear weapons into solar panels?
The Return of the Goldilocks Apocalypse
There’s no returning to normal after Donald Trump.