Paul Ryan’s Self-Serving Hypocrisy Is Enabling Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Paul Ryan’s Self-Serving Hypocrisy Is Enabling Donald Trump and Ted Cruz
The speaker decries the ugly and divisive politics of his party, yet he promises to back the ugliest and most divisive nominee.
Mar 23, 2016 / John Nichols
Demand That President Obama End Fracking on Public Lands Demand That President Obama End Fracking on Public Lands
A continuation of the practice could have a disastrous effect on our climate.
Mar 23, 2016 / NationAction
Standing Ovations for Donald Trump at AIPAC Standing Ovations for Donald Trump at AIPAC
Pandering to the pro-Israel lobby was the order of the day for candidates of both parties.
Mar 23, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Thousands of Americans Are Hungry Because of This One Law Thousands of Americans Are Hungry Because of This One Law
If Congress is serious about criminal-justice reform, it should repeal the felony drug ban.
Mar 23, 2016 / Jeremy Haile
Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare Donald Trump Could Be the Military-Industrial Complex’s Worst Nightmare
The Republican front-runner is against nation building. Imagine that.
Mar 23, 2016 / William Greider
Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago
In 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played the Cuban National baseball team, helping lay the groundwork for this week’s remarkable events in Havana.
Mar 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin
There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act There Were 5-Hour Lines to Vote in Arizona Because the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act
Reducing the number of polling places in Phoenix had catastrophic consequences in the March 22 primary.
Mar 23, 2016 / Ari Berman
Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy
Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.
Mar 23, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Obama’s ‘Declassified Diplomacy’ Could Aid the Cause of Justice in Argentina How Obama’s ‘Declassified Diplomacy’ Could Aid the Cause of Justice in Argentina
The publication of secret US documents should not only reveal evidence regarding the dictatorship’s unresolved crimes but expose further details about US complicity.
Mar 23, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh and Carlos Osorio
How a Syrian Family Fares in Ireland How a Syrian Family Fares in Ireland
Local aid stands in stark contrast to international callousness.
Mar 23, 2016 / Danielle Ryan