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Presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio

Heading Into New Hampshire, Republicans Are a Hot Mess Heading Into New Hampshire, Republicans Are a Hot Mess

Donald Trump gets uglier, and establishment savior Marco Rubio melts down.

Feb 9, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Bernie Sanders

Sanders Should Challenge the Foreign-Policy Status Quo Sanders Should Challenge the Foreign-Policy Status Quo

We desperately need to overturn a foreign policy that grows ever more divorced from the interests and security concerns of the vast majority of Americans.

Feb 9, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

NATO exercise

The Obama Administration Recklessly Escalates Confrontation With Russia The Obama Administration Recklessly Escalates Confrontation With Russia

By quadrupling military spending on NATO’s forces on Russia’s border, Washington risks turning the new Cold War into a hot one.

Feb 9, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States?

What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States? What Do Cubans Think of Normalization With the United States?

They’re divided, by generation and class, over whether it will be a good thing.

Feb 9, 2016 / Feature / Sujatha Fernandes

Everyone Knows the US Military Is Failing—So Why Won’t Washington Bring the Troops Home?

Everyone Knows the US Military Is Failing—So Why Won’t Washington Bring the Troops Home? Everyone Knows the US Military Is Failing—So Why Won’t Washington Bring the Troops Home?

It’s time to challenge politicians’ claims about the military’s effectiveness in the 21st century.

Feb 8, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio

Republicans Suddenly Realize Anti-Choice Politics Can Be Toxic Republicans Suddenly Realize Anti-Choice Politics Can Be Toxic

After a year of over-the-top campaigning against Planned Parenthood by Republicans, Bush, and Christie now decry Rubio’s extreme anti-choice stances.

Feb 8, 2016 / John Nichols

New Hampshire’s New Voter-ID Law Could Lead to Longer Lines, Voter Intimidation

New Hampshire’s New Voter-ID Law Could Lead to Longer Lines, Voter Intimidation New Hampshire’s New Voter-ID Law Could Lead to Longer Lines, Voter Intimidation

The controversial new voting restriction will be in full effect for the first time during Tuesday’s presidential primary.

Feb 8, 2016 / Ari Berman

Reeves riot

The Democratic Presidential Candidates Would End Private Prison Contracts The Democratic Presidential Candidates Would End Private Prison Contracts

A Nation investigation found startling medical neglect inside privatized, immigrant-only federal prisons. Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton say they would end these, and all,...

Feb 8, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Cam Newton and Peyton Manning

Super Bowl 50: Brought to You by Toe Fungus Super Bowl 50: Brought to You by Toe Fungus

The game was not only godawful to watch. It also gave us a hell of a window into the NFL’s three-ring circus.

Feb 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics

Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics Hillary Clinton and the Anti-Democratic Origins of American Politics

The former secretary of state’s worship of the founders underscores the difference between her and Bernie Sanders.

Feb 8, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

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