Election 2016

Donald Trump

Trump Wins Even If ‘Time’ Magazine Doesn’t Name Him Its ‘Person of the Year’ Trump Wins Even If ‘Time’ Magazine Doesn’t Name Him Its ‘Person of the Year’

The Person of the Year will be announced on Wednesday—and this year it really matters.

Dec 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Once Again, California Leads the Way

Once Again, California Leads the Way Once Again, California Leads the Way

Governor Jerry Brown leads in tackling catastrophic climate change.

Dec 8, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Truth About American Muslims

The Truth About American Muslims The Truth About American Muslims

People like Donald Trump are engaging in the kind of reckless demagoguery that only encourages discrimination and violence against our Muslim neighbors.

Dec 8, 2015 / Joshua Holland

Donald Trump’s Bottomless Bottom

Donald Trump’s Bottomless Bottom Donald Trump’s Bottomless Bottom

The GOP front-runner is tapping into a brutal xenophobia that’s at once un-American and uniquely American.

Dec 8, 2015 / Joan Walsh

The Working Families Party Endorses Sanders for the Democratic Nomination

The Working Families Party Endorses Sanders for the Democratic Nomination The Working Families Party Endorses Sanders for the Democratic Nomination

The progressive group backs the senator after an overwhelming membership vote; while another group—Democracy for America—polls its members.

Dec 8, 2015 / John Nichols

Donald Trump

It Is Time for Responsible Republicans to Say They Won’t Back a Trump-Led GOP It Is Time for Responsible Republicans to Say They Won’t Back a Trump-Led GOP

It is not enough to criticize Trump. His rivals and party leaders must make it clear that he does not, and will not, have their backing.

Dec 8, 2015 / John Nichols

Why Donald Trump Wants to Render Muslim Athletes Invisible

Why Donald Trump Wants to Render Muslim Athletes Invisible Why Donald Trump Wants to Render Muslim Athletes Invisible

What in the name of Muhammad Ali is Donald Trump inhaling, other than the fumes of his own gaseous ego?

Dec 7, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door

Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door

Detention-reform advocates draw responses from Democratic candidates to a growing protest that began on Thanksgiving.

Dec 4, 2015 / Julianne Hing

Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism

Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism

American radicalism can’t be confined within US borders.

Dec 4, 2015 / Leon Fink

Donald Trump

The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump

CNN refuses to bend to Trump. Now, if only his fellow Republicans would do so.

Dec 4, 2015 / John Nichols

x