Twice before in history, the Supreme Court has allowed itself to become an arm of one political party, with catastrophic results. Only the voters can save us from the same fate today.
November/December 2022
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Why I Can’t Afford to Live Where I Grew Up
I’m a proud daughter of Arlington, Virginia. But its land use policies are keeping homeownership out of reach for natives like me.
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The Electricity Is Too Damn High
High prices at corporate-owned EV charging stations could cripple the spread of climate-friendly transportation. We need to help the mom-and-pops compete.
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Affirmative Action for Lax Bros
A closer look at the Harvard admissions case now before the Supreme Court shows that it’s whites who benefit most from discrimination against Asians.
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To Save the Planet, Divide and Conquer
Democrats make progress on climate change when they set business lobbies against each other.
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The Newest Democratic Fight to Make Vote by Mail Easier
Now, Republicans want to force voters to sign up for a mail-in ballot each election in Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, and across the country. They could pay a price for once again stepping on rights.
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The Vote-by-Mail Switcheroo
It’s hard to imagine, given the right wing’s freak-out about vote by mail, but when the Washington Monthly first championed the idea a decade ago, the biggest pushback we got was from the left. Democratic operatives assumed that mailing every registered voter a ballot would advantage the GOP because most voters who utilized absentee ballots […]
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The Tipping Point
D.C.’s restaurant industry has defeated efforts to raise the minimum wage for restaurant workers before. This year, advocates believe they have a winning campaign.
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How the Republican Fringe Became the Mainstream
Conspiracy theorists and far-right fanatics have long been present in the GOP. Now, they’re running it.
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A Woman’s Right to Not Be in the News
Privacy law has traditionally helped powerful men at the expense of vulnerable women. Can it be recast?
