With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed
Patchogue’s Latino community has learned that anti-immigrant rhetoric can become a lot more than talk.
Apr 19, 2016 / Julianne Hing
‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’ ‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’
These protesters disrupted one of the biggest rallies of Trump’s campaign.
Apr 19, 2016 / George Zornick
Latinos and the New Battle for Texas Latinos and the New Battle for Texas
Tejanos will change the state’s politics. But that remake won’t be as simple as either Republicans or Democrats assume.
Apr 15, 2016 / Roberto Lovato
Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs Bernie Sanders Embraces Union Struggles and Welcomes the Contempt of CEOs
Campaigning in New York, the senator from Vermont rallies with transport workers, pickets with striking phone workers, and tangles with corporate bosses.
Apr 14, 2016 / John Nichols
America’s Changing Racial Makeup Won’t Magically Save the Democratic Party America’s Changing Racial Makeup Won’t Magically Save the Democratic Party
Read Steve Phillips’s new book for the smart analysis of electoral strategy, not for his breakdown of race in the 21st century.
Apr 14, 2016 / Julianne Hing
From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ From Wisconsin to Washington, Americans Are Demanding an Amendment to Overturn ‘Citizens United’
Referendum votes are sweeping Wisconsin, while Democracy Spring protesters are demanding an end to elections dominated by corporations and big money.
Apr 12, 2016 / John Nichols
Shouldn’t Someone Tell Ted Cruz That Wisconsin Republicans Weren’t Really Voting for Him? Shouldn’t Someone Tell Ted Cruz That Wisconsin Republicans Weren’t Really Voting for Him?
Wisconsin primary voters may have voted for the Texan, but they were thinking about Paul Ryan.
Apr 8, 2016 / John Nichols
Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate
Whether they choose Donald Trump or Ted Cruz, bigotry and immorality have already won the day in the Republican Party.
Apr 8, 2016 / Gary Younge
Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness
Dressing up bigotry and authoritarianism as truth-telling is the right’s favorite talking point.
Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
Vox’s Tax Calculator Is Wildly Misleading—So We Made a Better One Vox’s Tax Calculator Is Wildly Misleading—So We Made a Better One
You can’t count taxing without counting spending.
Apr 6, 2016 / Mark Paul, David Rosnick, and Emily Stephens