Trump’s Election Is a Tragedy, But Some Things Won’t Change at All Trump’s Election Is a Tragedy, But Some Things Won’t Change at All
Drone strikes, the war in Afghanistan, and America’s obsession with itself are all alive and well.
Nov 17, 2016 / Mattea Kramer
Bernie Sanders Comes Out Fighting Against Trump and Trumpism Bernie Sanders Comes Out Fighting Against Trump and Trumpism
‘We are not going silently into the night,’ says the senator. ‘The stakes are too high.’
Nov 17, 2016 / John Nichols
3 Million of Hillary’s Biggest Supporters Found Each Other in a Secret Facebook Group 3 Million of Hillary’s Biggest Supporters Found Each Other in a Secret Facebook Group
But now Clinton herself is urging them to come out from behind their screens.
Nov 17, 2016 / Sarah M. Seltzer
The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s
Mike Davis on how Trumpism won’t last long. Plus Joan Walsh on women voters, Kai Wright on Obama and race, and Adam Shatz on “law and order.”
Nov 17, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Applying for a White House Job Applying for a White House Job
The résumé shows Muslim-hating? Good. Misogyny? That wins some points for men. And bashing immigrants is quite a plus. The model here is Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Nov 17, 2016 / Calvin Trillin
Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don’t. Why Do White Working-Class People Vote Against Their Interests? They Don’t.
Corporate Democrats have never advanced their interests—and at least Republicans offer a persuasive story about why they are getting screwed.
Nov 17, 2016 / Kirk Noden
Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me Urban and Rural America Are Connected by Economic Refugees Like Me
I watched election 2016 from Brooklyn, but I grew up a black girl in a small town.
Nov 16, 2016 / Erin Malone
Did Race or Class Doom Hillary Clinton? Did Race or Class Doom Hillary Clinton?
It was both.
Nov 16, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General Ted Cruz Would Be a Very Dangerous Attorney General
During his presidential campaign, Cruz proposed a series of radical actions outside the norms of US law enforcement.
Nov 16, 2016 / George Zornick