Policy Archive
Archives for January 2019


The president attacked Democrats while CBP agents stood behind him.
“If there’s a concrete wall in front of you, go through it, go over it, go around it.”


Republican lawmakers haven’t been acting like there is a border crisis.


They are treating a state of emergency as a get-out-of-shutdown-free card. That is a terrible mistake.


Yes, he really had one. And it’s not what he’s saying now.


Barnes’s death wasn’t a hate crime, but it was amplified by a very real fear of them.


To get things done, the president needs to shut up.


They have the ability to put real pressure on Trump. It’s just up to them to use it.


From single-payer to public options, Democratic leaders have ambitious plans to expand coverage.


Trump will address the nation during primetime television on Tuesday evening, speaking about immigration and the border wall.


And why the border wall represents a new form of “security theater.”




The New York City plan builds on a successful San Francisco program to achieve something like universal health care.


The effects of a government shutdown are so much bigger than just federal workers.


After 25 years of accusations, will R. Kelly finally face legal consequences?