What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues? What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues?
We need a debate worthy of the challenges we face as a nation.
Oct 18, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Hillary Clinton Has to Offer Ken Bone What Hillary Clinton Has to Offer Ken Bone
She has a real plan for coal country. Donald Trump has incoherent promises.
Oct 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Do Trump’s Voters Care So Much About Undocumented Immigration? Why Do Trump’s Voters Care So Much About Undocumented Immigration?
Stopping undocumented immigration has been a centerpiece of Trump’s campaign—why does the issue strike such a chord with his supporters?
Oct 17, 2016 / Francis Reynolds
This Election Is Being Rigged—but Not by Democrats This Election Is Being Rigged—but Not by Democrats
The GOP’s voter-suppression efforts are the real voter fraud.
Oct 17, 2016 / Ari Berman
It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories
The country is shunning Trump, Hillary Clinton said “systemic racism,” and the Paris climate agreement goes into effect in three weeks.
Oct 17, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
Congressional Democrats Are Running Against Trump—They Should Be Running Toward This Guy Congressional Democrats Are Running Against Trump—They Should Be Running Toward This Guy
Taking back Congress means turning out the Obama coalition.
Oct 17, 2016 / Steve Phillips
Here’s the Trade Policy That Progressives Should Get Behind Here’s the Trade Policy That Progressives Should Get Behind
Hint: It doesn’t involve building walls.
Oct 17, 2016 / Mike Konczal
An Interview With the Most Hated Man on the Internet An Interview With the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Milo Yiannopoulos explains the alt-right, why Donald Trump is a cultural candidate, and why he thinks America should be great again.
Oct 16, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
A Shrinking Trump Mocks His Accusers to Shrinking Crowds A Shrinking Trump Mocks His Accusers to Shrinking Crowds
Even as he denigrated the appearance of the women he allegedly assaulted, Trump left open the possibility that he did, in fact, assault them.
Oct 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Elizabeth Warren Wants President Obama to Fire His SEC Chair Elizabeth Warren Wants President Obama to Fire His SEC Chair
In an extraordinary letter, Warren highlighted several critical shortcomings at the Wall Street oversight agency.
Oct 14, 2016 / George Zornick