Ritchie Torres on How Struggling With Depression Makes Him a Better Congressman
Even before he was elected to Congress in 2020, Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from the Bronx, spoke openly about his history with depression. During...
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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Is Also a Looming Climate Disaster
Israel and the Palestinian territories are among the most climate vulnerable places on the planet. Yet the newly-formed government led by Benjamin Netanyahu has focused...
These Are the Most Important Elections That Will Shape Global Politics in 2023
This year saw far-right leaders win multiple elections around the world. In Sweden, the Sweden Democrats—a party with neo-Nazi roots—became a key part of a...
The 2022 Midterms Show How Just Stuck We Are
The 2022 midterm elections delivered something unexpected: very little changed. On a night when the Democratic Party seemed fated for a shellacking, they held their...
How Crime Became the Central Issue of the Wisconsin Senate Race—and the Midterms
Senator Ron Johnson sits across from me on board the Ronmobile, explaining why his opponent is to blame for all the crime in Wisconsin. “I...
The Fight for Latino Voters in Nevada Is the Future of American Politics
The immigrant was telling the senator she wanted more than talk, but the senator had little else to offer. “I am tired,” Norma Ramirez said....
To Understand the Midterms, Ignore the National Polls and Look at These Specific Races
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The national...
Bolsonaro Brings Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ Tactics to the Brazilian Election
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has spent much of the past four years imitating one man: Donald Trump. Bolsonaro did so during his 2018 presidential campaign,...
Abortion Is About to Dominate American Politics Like Never Before
In overruling Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court held that women no longer have a constitutional right to abortion. In Dobb’s v. Jackson Women’s Health...
The Back Booth: ‘Republicans Can Take a Homeless Guy Off the Street and He Will Easily Win the Race’
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief. Here each Saturday, TIME’s politics newsletter will host a conversation between political professionals...