Tell Democratic and Republican Leaders to Get On Board With Ending Mass Incarceration Tell Democratic and Republican Leaders to Get On Board With Ending Mass Incarceration
Past party platforms have not only failed to call for reform—they’ve championed tougher punishments.
May 31, 2016 / NationAction
Sanders Has Always Wanted to Debate Trump—or Any Other Representative of the ‘Billionaire Class’ Sanders Has Always Wanted to Debate Trump—or Any Other Representative of the ‘Billionaire Class’
The notion of a one-on-one debate with a Republican presidential contender has long intrigued the Democratic presidential contender.
May 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Why Hillary Clinton Benefits From a Genuine Convention Debate Why Hillary Clinton Benefits From a Genuine Convention Debate
Facing a barrage of well-meaning advice from Democrats panicked about Trump, Clinton needs a shift back to issues.
May 26, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Thanks, Jimmy Carter, for Stating What Should Be Obvious: Trump’s Campaign Is Racist Thanks, Jimmy Carter, for Stating What Should Be Obvious: Trump’s Campaign Is Racist
The former president has long modeled how white leaders can and should disavow white supremacy.
May 26, 2016 / Imara Jones
Making Trump ‘Presidential’ Making Trump ‘Presidential’
The leap from common man to dignified leader of the free world is part of the national myth. But Donald Trump requires a real-life fairy tale we haven’t seen before.
May 26, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Can the Democratic Party Be United? Can the Democratic Party Be United?
Plus: the myth of “independent voters,” and Tom Frank on Hillary Clinton and poor women.
May 26, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
A New Coalition Aims to ‘Take On Wall Street’ A New Coalition Aims to ‘Take On Wall Street’
Just because the Democratic primary is drawing to a close doesn’t mean a conversation about financial reform has to end.
May 25, 2016 / George Zornick
A Big Victory for Voting Rights in Ohio A Big Victory for Voting Rights in Ohio
A federal court restores a week of early voting and same-day registration for thousands of voters in the key swing state.
May 24, 2016 / Ari Berman
This Will Be a Historic (and Terrifying) Election for Gun Control This Will Be a Historic (and Terrifying) Election for Gun Control
Donald Trump is willing to go where few other presidential candidates have gone when it comes to gun rights.
May 24, 2016 / George Zornick
Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger Actually, the Labor-Green Alliance Has Never Been Stronger
A disagreement within the AFL-CIO about a political partnership with billionaire Tom Steyer is really a sign of progress.
May 24, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter