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
‘Trump’ Has Become a Racial Taunt at High School Sporting Events ‘Trump’ Has Become a Racial Taunt at High School Sporting Events
Powerful people in sports have helped to legitimize this man, and we’re already seeing the consequences play out.
Mar 7, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Race Versus Class in the Democratic Coalition Race Versus Class in the Democratic Coalition
A recent survey confirms that black and white progressives are as starkly divided as the rest of the nation on how race shapes American life.
Mar 7, 2016 / Sean McElwee
In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher
The contrasts between the two candidates—and their GOP rivals—have rarely been so publicly stark.
Mar 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh
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
The Trump Obsession Neglects (and Obscures) What Is Really Happening in 2016 The Trump Obsession Neglects (and Obscures) What Is Really Happening in 2016
There are real issues and real trends in play that are bigger than one man.
Mar 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion
Why isn’t anyone talking about it?
Mar 4, 2016 / William Greider
The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate
In supporting a free-trade deal with Colombia, she claimed workers there would have better rights than Americans. Does that include being murdered by death squads?
Mar 4, 2016 / Greg Grandin
The Donald Trump Show Preempts Yet Another Republican Debate The Donald Trump Show Preempts Yet Another Republican Debate
GOP candidates and commentators engaged in another long, drab waste of time that did nothing to weaken the front-runner.
Mar 4, 2016 / John Nichols
Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race
His address did not answer the essential question for Republicans in 2016: Will those who oppose Trump as a candidate for the nomination oppose Trump as the nominee?
Mar 3, 2016 / John Nichols