Election 2016

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Why is no one else talking about the fact that Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by a war criminal?

Feb 29, 2016 / Greg Grandin

The First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights

The First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights The First Senator to Endorse Donald Trump Is a Longtime Opponent of Civil Rights

Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions has a lengthy history of making racist statements and falsely prosecuting black activists for voter fraud.

Feb 29, 2016 / Ari Berman

Bernie Sanders Just Won Three of His Biggest Endorsements in a Long Campaign

Bernie Sanders Just Won Three of His Biggest Endorsements in a Long Campaign Bernie Sanders Just Won Three of His Biggest Endorsements in a Long Campaign

As pundits rush to declare the race over, Robert Reich, Tulsi Gabbard, and Alan Grayson say, “Not so fast.”

Feb 29, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does.

Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does. Trump’s Racism Didn’t Scare Me. Now It Does.

His primary victories have proved that explicit appeals to racism are politically viable again.

Feb 29, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith

6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary

6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary 6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary

The results indicate that he has a lot to learn. Fortunately, there is still time.

Feb 28, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton

How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton

The state and the voters that doomed her 2008 candidacy may have just done the same to Bernie Sanders.

Feb 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Thanks, Marco: Rubio Starts Roughing Up Trump… for Hillary

Thanks, Marco: Rubio Starts Roughing Up Trump… for Hillary Thanks, Marco: Rubio Starts Roughing Up Trump… for Hillary

But when Clinton runs in the general, she’s in danger of becoming the Democratic Romney.

Feb 26, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Paul Ryan

Blame Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus for the Rise of Trump Blame Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus for the Rise of Trump

The House speaker and the RNC chair have made it clear that they have no standards whatsoever for who the Republican nominee might be. Nothing helps Trump more.

Feb 26, 2016 / John Nichols

Ashley Williams interrupts Hillary

We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton

Their thoughts on presidential politics, the Black Lives Matter movement, and what can be gleaned from movements of the past.

Feb 26, 2016 / Alex Lubben

Cruz and Rubio Insist a Harsh Immigration Policy Won’t Repel Latinos

Cruz and Rubio Insist a Harsh Immigration Policy Won’t Repel Latinos Cruz and Rubio Insist a Harsh Immigration Policy Won’t Repel Latinos

They say conservative Latinos don’t care only about immigration. That’s true. But Trump is still winning those voters.

Feb 26, 2016 / Julianne Hing

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