Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jan 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump
A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.
Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy? Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?
They must recreate the multiracial coalition that succeeded last year in Georgia and Arizona—and twice won the Buckeye State for Obama.
Mar 4, 2021 / Steve Phillips
Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions Donald Trump Has Suffered a Defeat of Historic Proportions
The president may deny reality, but he cannot change the fact that he is now losing the popular vote and the Electoral College by momentous margins.
Nov 12, 2020 / John Nichols
Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again Dear Beto, Andrew, and Stacey—Run Again
While a 2020 presidential run is tempting, O’Rourke, Gillum, and Abrams could use their political skills and hard-earned notoriety to help progressives win at every level.
Dec 13, 2018 / Steve Phillips
A Proof, a Test, an Instruction A Proof, a Test, an Instruction
Obama is ours, in the deep sense that Lincoln is ours.
Dec 5, 2016 / Feature / Marilynne Robinson
The Clinton-Trump Electoral Map Looks Almost Exactly Like the Obama-Romney Map. How Is That Possible? The Clinton-Trump Electoral Map Looks Almost Exactly Like the Obama-Romney Map. How Is That Possible?
We’ve never seen a presidential candidate like Trump before. Why does the electoral math seems so familiar?
Oct 7, 2016 / Jon Wiener
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
Yes, Bernie Sanders Wanted Obama Primaried in 2012. Here’s Why. Yes, Bernie Sanders Wanted Obama Primaried in 2012. Here’s Why.
Sanders wanted voters to weigh in on a very serious concession by the president.
Feb 19, 2016 / George Zornick
Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters Paul Ryan Was Already Rejected for a Leadership Position—by the Voters
Paul Ryan demands unwavering support for House speaker. But if this “young gun” is the GOP’s “only hope,” the party’s in even bigger trouble than it seems.
Oct 21, 2015 / John Nichols