Here’s Why 2016 May Be the Most Important Election of Our Lives Here’s Why 2016 May Be the Most Important Election of Our Lives
There is so much more at stake in November than control of the Supreme Court.
Feb 4, 2016 / Joshua Holland
How Sanders Has Transformed the Democratic Race How Sanders Has Transformed the Democratic Race
Clinton eked out her narrow victory only because she adopted Bernie’s populist message. Both she and the Democratic Party have now welcomed his call for more debates.
Feb 4, 2016 / The Editors
Why Have I (Almost) Always Voted for the Male Candidate? Why Have I (Almost) Always Voted for the Male Candidate?
I’ve had many chances to cast a ballot for a woman in primary races. I had plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t.
Feb 4, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Iowa: Sweet Relief Iowa: Sweet Relief
The pollsters now have all moved on. And café patrons needn’t fear A candidate just might barge in To plead his case and smear a peer. And now it’s safe to get the phone: One needn…
Feb 4, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the February 22, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 22, 2016, Issue
Responses to our endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president.
Feb 4, 2016 / Our Readers
Donald Trump Becomes the GOP’s Newest Voter-Fraud Fraudster Donald Trump Becomes the GOP’s Newest Voter-Fraud Fraudster
Trump accuses Cruz of stealing the Iowa caucus, but the roots of the GOP’s voter-fraud crusade go much deeper.
Feb 3, 2016 / Ari Berman
South Carolina’s Democratic and Republican Primaries Are Taking Place in Parallel Universes South Carolina’s Democratic and Republican Primaries Are Taking Place in Parallel Universes
And race, as always, is the dividing line.
Feb 3, 2016 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
Don’t Expect Ted Cruz to Moderate Any Time Soon Don’t Expect Ted Cruz to Moderate Any Time Soon
A looming primary day in the Deep South is a golden opportunity for the Texas Senator.
Feb 2, 2016 / George Zornick
How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives How Bernie Sanders Is Challenging a Downsized Politics of Excluded Alternatives
Why we need a grown-up conversation about taxes.
Feb 2, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas A Virtual Tie in Iowa—and a Win for Sanders’s Ideas
The delegate split had Bernie Sanders celebrating and Hillary Clinton adopting ever-more populist themes.
Feb 2, 2016 / John Nichols