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Democratic presidential candidate Sanders greets students after a town hall meeting with students at George Mason University in Fairfax

How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives

Why we need a grown-up conversation about taxes.

Feb 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas

A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas

The delegate split had Bernie Sanders celebrating and Hillary Clinton adopting ever-more populist themes.

Feb 2, 2016 / John Nichols

Iraqi Forces Search For The Kidnapped

Contractor Kidnappings and the Perils of Privatized War Contractor Kidnappings and the Perils of Privatized War

More than 3,700 contractors died on the global battlefield between 2001 and 2015, in this deadly and secrecy-shrouded game of crony capitalism.

Feb 2, 2016 / Tim Shorrock

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Breaking: Numerous People Are Running For President Breaking: Numerous People Are Running For President

But only one of them is going to win!

Feb 2, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks after winning at his Iowa caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, February 1, 2016.

Why Ted Cruz Won—and Donald Trump Lost Why Ted Cruz Won—and Donald Trump Lost

Trump meets his Waterloo, as Marco Rubio makes third place look like first.

Feb 2, 2016 / Joan Walsh

The American Brand of Democracy Is Cold Hard Cash

The American Brand of Democracy Is Cold Hard Cash The American Brand of Democracy Is Cold Hard Cash

In election 2016, billionaires own the playground.

Feb 1, 2016 / Nomi Prins

Is Donald Trump Even Trying in Iowa?

Is Donald Trump Even Trying in Iowa? Is Donald Trump Even Trying in Iowa?

If this morning’s low-energy, low-turnout event is any indication, Trump could be in real trouble tonight.

Feb 1, 2016 / Joan Walsh

The Repeating Barrio

The Repeating Barrio The Repeating Barrio

The 2014 film Canción de Barrio tells a dark story about those who are being left out of the promises of liberty and prosperity in the new Cuba.

Feb 1, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes

Florida voting lines

Marco Rubio Wants You to Wait 6 Hours to Vote Marco Rubio Wants You to Wait 6 Hours to Vote

When asked about six-hour lines to vote in Florida, Rubio bizarrely responded, “That is only on Election Day.”

Feb 1, 2016 / Ari Berman

9 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Iowa Caucus

9 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Iowa Caucus 9 Things You Need to Know About Tonight’s Iowa Caucus

Caucus math—and more!—explained.

Feb 1, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

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