Election 2016

GOP Candidates

Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans

Republicans are advocating a future that will drag us back to the failed policies of the past.

Aug 18, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Gals, the GOP Wants Your Vote! Gals, the GOP Wants Your Vote!

Because every party needs some ladies.

Aug 18, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Ferguson Nationwide Protest

How to Add Politics to Our Protest How to Add Politics to Our Protest

The case for a new, open-source party of unified progressive movements.

Aug 17, 2015 / Kate Aronoff and Max Berger

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Letters From the August 31-September 7, 2015, Issue Letters From the August 31-September 7, 2015, Issue

Sanders Speaks Is The Nation so anxious to sell Bernie Sanders to its readers that it publishes John Nichols’s interview with him in its July 20/27 issue [“Bernie Sanders Speaks”]…

Aug 13, 2015 / Our Readers and Richard Kreitner

Trump Speaks His Mind Trump Speaks His Mind

He speaks his mind, but, truth be told, he Should not have dissed that Megyn Kelly. What that made clear to any viewer: The problem’s that his mind’s a sewer.

Aug 13, 2015 / Calvin Trillin

Roger Ailes, President of Fox News

What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump What Roger Ailes Really Thinks of Donald Trump

Fox News set Trump up to fail at the first GOP debate. So why is he still on top?

Aug 13, 2015 / Eric Alterman

Donald Trump.

Donald Trump Is the Only Game in Town For Today’s GOP Donald Trump Is the Only Game in Town For Today’s GOP

The other candidates just look like pallid imitations, too wary of offending the party’s alienated base to risk disagreeing with the blond bloviator.

Aug 13, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

Black Lives Matter protest

We Need Activists to Make Politicians Better We Need Activists to Make Politicians Better

A. Philip Randolph taught us that pressuring candidates and presidents is necessary—for them and for movements.

Aug 12, 2015 / John Nichols

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Is a Demand, Not a Plea Black Lives Matter Is a Demand, Not a Plea

The movement’s protests targeting Bernie Sanders have provoked heated debate among progressive politicos—and that’s just fine.

Aug 12, 2015 / Kai Wright

John McCain Iran deal

Iran Hawks Think We Can Impose Harsher Sanctions on Iran Iran Hawks Think We Can Impose Harsher Sanctions on Iran

Here’s why they’re wrong.

Aug 12, 2015 / Juan Cole

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