National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders
This is the first major endorsement for Senator Sanders, as unions divide their support between the candidates.
Aug 10, 2015 / John Nichols
Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era
The attacks of 2001 are no longer the potent GOP rallying point they once were.
Aug 7, 2015 / George Zornick
Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America
The first Republican debates were a startling reminder that the party is still dominated by white men who won’t talk honestly about race.
Aug 7, 2015 / Mark Winston Griffith
‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate
Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.
Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen
Donald Trump Burns His Bridges Donald Trump Burns His Bridges
The Republican frontrunner picks himself over his party.
Aug 7, 2015 / John Nichols
What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump? What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump?
On last night’s evidence, America is a country that applauds a bully, fears foreigners, and wants the system to be rigged for the rich.
Aug 7, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table
At least for one night, some of the richest, most powerful men in the country got honorary membership in club that includes “the rest of us.”
Aug 6, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
11 Key Quotes From the ‘Happy Hour’ Debate 11 Key Quotes From the ‘Happy Hour’ Debate
The GOP’s second-tier candidates try to out-Trump the Donald in the race for recognition.
Aug 6, 2015 / Ethan Corey and Sara Rathod
The Republican Debate, Live-Doodled The Republican Debate, Live-Doodled
Treating the GOP candidates with the seriousness they deserve.
Aug 6, 2015 / Steve Brodner
American Democracy Has to Do Better Than This American Democracy Has to Do Better Than This
And we’re the ones who are going to have to change it.
Aug 6, 2015 / William Greider