Election 2016

The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics

The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics

A new book exposes the hidden campaign to mainstream their libertarian agenda.

Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin

Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin

Oh Sarah, you are truly heaven-sent. For several years we’ve wondered where you went. We’ve missed your syntax, always weirdly tangled. We’ve missed the moose you shot, or maybe st…

Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies

I’ve come to feel passion for Clinton herself, and for the movement that supports her.

Jan 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh

GOP Debate SC

The Six Questions Missing From the 2016 Election Debates The Six Questions Missing From the 2016 Election Debates

There’s a reason you won’t hear these questions being asked any time soon.

Jan 26, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans

Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans

Under Bill Clinton, Wall Street created a ruinous bubble, while workers lost wages and power.

Jan 26, 2016 / Robert Pollin

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect

Sanders’s message is clear: Trust yourself. Come together, take back the country and make this nation better. 

Jan 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness

The GOP presidential hopefuls compete for the title of most absurd candidate.

Jan 26, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton during the Democratic presidential primary debate, Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Why Is Hillary Clinton Using Republican Talking Points to Attack Bernie Sanders? Why Is Hillary Clinton Using Republican Talking Points to Attack Bernie Sanders?

In a troubling failure of imagination, her campaign paints Sanders as naive for wanting to pursue better relations with Iran.

Jan 25, 2016 / Ali Gharib

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

Were the Media Unfair to Hillary Clinton in 2008? Were the Media Unfair to Hillary Clinton in 2008?

Guess who’s making that claim now.

Jan 25, 2016 / Joan Walsh

What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan

What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan

Reagan was a liberal Democrat who decried wrongheaded Republicans before he became the conservative hero of wrongheaded Republicans.

Jan 25, 2016 / John Nichols

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