Republican Candidates Give Trump a Pass for Violence at His Rallies Republican Candidates Give Trump a Pass for Violence at His Rallies
You’d think a string of violence at his rallies would leave Trump vulnerable. It hasn’t.
Mar 11, 2016 / George Zornick
Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move
How Bernie won in Michigan. Plus, “Trump: fascist or clown?” and another kind of politics: the gay revolution.
Mar 10, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How We Got Trumped by the Media How We Got Trumped by the Media
They’re so obsessed with “The Donald” that they can barely be bothered to cover the other candidates, much less the important issues.
Mar 10, 2016 / John Nichols
Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize? Neocons Helped Fuel the Rise of Donald Trump. Will They Apologize?
GOP primary voters are rejecting foreign policies that dishonored their country.
Mar 10, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Donald Has Tiny Hands Donald Has Tiny Hands
And other high-level discourse from this year’s totally normal presidential election.
Mar 9, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face Yankee Great Paul O’Neill Endorses Trump, Slaps Latino Players Across the Face
He’s sending quite the message to his former teammates and the game he ostensibly loves.
Mar 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin
How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate How AIPAC Mainstreams Anti-Muslim Hate
After withdrawing at the last minute in 2015, a twice-disgraced Islamophobe will be back at the pro-Israel group’s annual summit this year.
Mar 8, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Donald Trump Is Alienating Neoconservatives—and Anti-War Democrats Should Worry Donald Trump Is Alienating Neoconservatives—and Anti-War Democrats Should Worry
When it comes to foreign policy, Trump is an apostate. And the more he talks about it, the more popular he gets.
Mar 7, 2016 / James Carden
Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys
There were two Nancy Davises in Hollywood in the early ’50s. One ended up in the White House—the other one ended up flipping burgers in a snack bar.
Mar 6, 2016 / Jon Wiener
The GOP Establishment Now Faces Its Nightmare Scenario: Trump Versus Cruz The GOP Establishment Now Faces Its Nightmare Scenario: Trump Versus Cruz
Republican elites wanted an appealing alternative to Trump, but they now face the prospect of a race between an unsettling billionaire and a scary senator.
Mar 6, 2016 / John Nichols