Election debates

An Israeli strike over Gaza City

Bernie Is Speaking the Truth About Israel-Palestine Bernie Is Speaking the Truth About Israel-Palestine

Why did he suspend his staffer for doing the same?

Apr 15, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Sanders Clinton CNN debate

The Debate in Brooklyn Was Sanders’s Best Yet. But Was It Enough? The Debate in Brooklyn Was Sanders’s Best Yet. But Was It Enough?

As always, Clinton was far more attentive to local concerns, and that matters.

Apr 15, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Welcome Rebellion in the Democratic Party

The Welcome Rebellion in the Democratic Party The Welcome Rebellion in the Democratic Party

The rambunctious political discussions currently roiling the Democratic party will only make it stronger come November.

Apr 12, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

Memo to Bernie and Hillary: It’s Time for a Time Out Memo to Bernie and Hillary: It’s Time for a Time Out

If the Democratic Party had an adult in the room, they would be telling both candidates they need to take a step back.

Apr 8, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate

Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate Ted Cruz Backers Should Be Ashamed of Themselves and Their ‘Wacko Bird’ Candidate

Cruz is running the same race as Trump. The two Republicans who were equally unacceptable at the start of the race are even more unacceptable now.

Mar 25, 2016 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy Trump v. Disastrous US Triumphalism in Foreign Policy

Trump’s challenge to 20-year bipartisan consensus may finally produce the missing public debate.

Mar 23, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty

It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty It’s Time to Make the Presidential Candidates Answer for Their Support of the Death Penalty

A man who had been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die challenged Clinton on the death penalty. We need more of these moments.

Mar 15, 2016 / Hannah Riley

The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump

The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump The Media Malpractice That’s Hurting Everyone but Trump

It’s time for the media to finally answer Bernie Sanders’s plea and stop favoring the spectacle over “the important issues facing the American people.”

Mar 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Immigration protest

Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year Undocumented Immigrants Contribute Over $11 Billion to Our Economy Each Year

The notion that they do nothing but drain public coffers is a myth.

Mar 14, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer?

Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer? Clinton and Sanders Promised Not to Deport Child Migrants. Should We Cheer?

Promises they can’t keep aren’t what immigrants really need.

Mar 10, 2016 / Julianne Hing

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