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May 15, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Biden Appointee Cites Jewish Faith in Resignation Over War in Gaza
An Interior Department staffer accused the president of “making Jews the face of the American war machine.”
June 24, 2021
Nick Martin
Is America Ready to Face the Truth About the Atrocities Against Indigenous Children?
Deb Haaland is pushing for a federal reckoning with what the U.S. did to Native Americans. But she cannot be alone in her mission.
June 2, 2021
Nick Martin
The Biden White House Is Strangely Calm About Our Burning Planet
Jennifer Granholm, John Kerry, and the rest of the Biden climate team consistently downplay how much we need to do.
April 6, 2021
Nick Martin
Kick the Fracking Industry Out of Indian Country
For decades, the federal government has helped the extractive industry exploit Indigenous lands. Instead, it could support tribes that want to say “no.”
February 22, 2021
Nick Martin
Deb Haaland’s Ascent and the Complicated Legacy of Native Representation
The congresswoman from New Mexico could make history if confirmed as head of the Department of the Interior. But there’s more to the story than that.
January 11, 2021
Nick Martin
Trump’s Four-Year Drilling Binge Has Done Irreparable Damage
Although the recent auction of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling rights flopped, Biden’s team will have a tough time rolling back a strategy designed to survive a Democratic White House.
December 18, 2020
Kate Aronoff
Biden Isn’t a Lost Cause for the Left
The selection of Deb Haaland for secretary of the interior is a hard-earned and jubilant win for progressives, who have otherwise been disappointed by the Biden transition team.
December 10, 2020
Matt Ford
Biden Is Finding New and Inexplicable Ways to Screw Up His Cabinet Picks
Who says the president-elect isn’t a political innovator?
November 2, 2020
Nick Martin
The Elusive Dream of a Functioning Native Caucus
Can the current ideological split among Native members of Congress—and electoral hopefuls—lead to anything like a unified front on issues impacting Indian Country?
September 25, 2020
Nick Martin
Can the Census Be Saved in Indian Country?
Historic undercounts have been catastrophic for tribal nations. The days ahead will be crucial.
March 27, 2020
Nick Martin
Protecting Native Elders in a Pandemic
“We are who we are because of the people who raised us,” said Deb Haaland, one of two Native women in Congress.
February 28, 2020
Nick Martin
Deb Haaland Shouldn’t Have to Fight This Hard
Once again, the New Mexico representative was a lonely voice on a hearing about Indigenous rights and the desecration of sacred sites on the border.
November 1, 2019
Nick Martin
The Fight to Save Chaco Canyon
Oil industry greed, Trump officials' anti-environmental extremism, and long-ignored Indigenous issues are coming together in one valiant uphill battle.
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