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
The delegate split had Bernie Sanders celebrating and Hillary Clinton adopting ever-more populist themes.
Feb 2, 2016 / John Nichols
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
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
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
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?
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 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
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
Caucus math—and more!—explained.
Feb 1, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan