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Letters From the February 8, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 8, 2016, Issue
Justice for Laquan—and Chicago… honoring the antiwar left… oh me, oh my, O’Malley… he who shall not be named… the Paris Agreement scam… we heard you!…
Jan 21, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers and Mark Hertsgaard
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Did Sarah Palin Just Win Iowa for Donald Trump? Did Sarah Palin Just Win Iowa for Donald Trump?
Most Americans disregard the former Alaska governor, but Iowa evangelicals take her quite seriously.
Jan 19, 2016 / John Nichols
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Trump Gets a Debate Bounce From New Yorkers’ 9/11 Courage, but He Ignored First Responders When They Needed Him Trump Gets a Debate Bounce From New Yorkers’ 9/11 Courage, but He Ignored First Responders When They Needed Him
“When the health of 9/11 first responders was on the line, Trump was silent.”
Jan 15, 2016 / Leslie Savan
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This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long
The Republican debates are going from bad to worse—by design.
Jan 15, 2016 / John Nichols
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Has Trump Made Political Ads Obsolete? Has Trump Made Political Ads Obsolete?
His first TV spot was standard racist fear-mongering, as cheesy as a Trump hotel lobby. Meanwhile, Jeb Bush has spent over $100 million on ads, only to reach a humiliating 3.3-perc...
Jan 8, 2016 / Leslie Savan
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The Awesome World of the Future The Awesome World of the Future
Where prejudice is nothing but a distant memory from a less enlightened era.
Jan 8, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
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Chris Christie Needs to Renounce the Endorsement of Maine’s ‘Overtly Racist’ Governor Chris Christie Needs to Renounce the Endorsement of Maine’s ‘Overtly Racist’ Governor
The Republican presidential contender should cut all ties to Paul LePage, who has out-Trumped Trump by engaging in crude racial stereotyping.
Jan 8, 2016 / John Nichols
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How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low How to Understand Donald Trump’s Sexist New Low
Calling Clinton an “enabler” of her husband’s misbehavior, Trump brings more hate from the right-wing fever swamp into the mainstream.
Jan 5, 2016 / Joan Walsh
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And the Most Disturbing Presidential Candidate of 2015 Award Goes to… And the Most Disturbing Presidential Candidate of 2015 Award Goes to…
Not, somehow, Donald Trump.
Dec 30, 2015 / John Nichols
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The Dickensian Politics of Trump and His Fellow Scrooges The Dickensian Politics of Trump and His Fellow Scrooges
Political misers still refuse to make it their business to improve the lot of the working poor.
Dec 24, 2015 / John Nichols