Sorry, Fellow Bernie Fans: Maybe Hillary Really Did Win the Debate Sorry, Fellow Bernie Fans: Maybe Hillary Really Did Win the Debate
Did the mainstream media turn a blind eye to Bernie’s big win? It’s not that simple.
Oct 16, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Bernie Sanders Dominates With Small Donors, While the GOP Rakes in the Dark Money Bernie Sanders Dominates With Small Donors, While the GOP Rakes in the Dark Money
After a surprisingly strong third quarter, Sanders has almost as much cash on hand as Hillary Clinton.
Oct 16, 2015 / Joshua Holland
After One Good Debate, Democrats Need to Schedule a Lot More of Them After One Good Debate, Democrats Need to Schedule a Lot More of Them
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is right: Democrats must display a “greater engagement in our democratic process at a critical time.”
Oct 16, 2015 / John Nichols
Letters From the November 2, 2015, Issue Letters From the November 2, 2015, Issue
Judging the Court… Hitchens’s exceptionalism… Don’t burn Bernie!… Sinatra always had a cold…
Oct 15, 2015 / Our Readers and Greg Grandin
Bernie Sanders Has a Secret Weapon, and the Media Elites Just Don’t Get It Bernie Sanders Has a Secret Weapon, and the Media Elites Just Don’t Get It
Americans are a people for whom ideology matters a lot less than speaking plainly and sticking by your beliefs.
Oct 14, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard
Who Won the Democratic Debate? Progressives, Hands Down Who Won the Democratic Debate? Progressives, Hands Down
The largest TV audience in Democratic debate history heard from candidates whose base has pulled them to the left.
Oct 14, 2015 / Joan Walsh
Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform Note to Dems: Simply Not Being Racist Isn’t Enough on Immigration Reform
The GOP’s xenophobic carnival has set the political bar dangerously low for Democrats.
Oct 14, 2015 / Julianne Hing
The Real Debate Last Night Was Between Democratic Socialism and Casino Capitalism The Real Debate Last Night Was Between Democratic Socialism and Casino Capitalism
And if Bernie Sanders has his way, this discussion’s not over.
Oct 14, 2015 / John Nichols
How Bernie Changed the Democratic Debate How Bernie Changed the Democratic Debate
The other candidates followed his lead, and leaned left.
Oct 14, 2015 / The Editors
In the First Democratic Debate, Clinton Shows That She Really Does Know How to Play the Game In the First Democratic Debate, Clinton Shows That She Really Does Know How to Play the Game
And she typified all that is good, and bad, about Democratic liberalism.
Oct 14, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan