No Matter Who Loses the Election, the Winner Will Be the National Security State No Matter Who Loses the Election, the Winner Will Be the National Security State
Both Trump and Clinton have pledged to pour more money into the already bloated military and security apparatus.
Nov 3, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama
She’s been the star of this campaign— Her style a hit, her speeches stunning. And voters murmur to themselves, “A pity that she isn’t running.”…
Nov 3, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
James Comey Has Discredited Himself and the FBI James Comey Has Discredited Himself and the FBI
And his “October surprise” will do little the change the election’s fundamentals.
Nov 3, 2016 / The Nation
Donald Trump: The View From the Rust Belt Donald Trump: The View From the Rust Belt
Gary Younge on Indiana’s Trump supporters, Katha Pollitt on women voters, Tom Frank on e-mail leaks, and Adam Shatz on Obama, race, and racism
Nov 3, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 7: Does Our Response to Stress Determine How Conservative We Are? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 7: Does Our Response to Stress Determine How Conservative We Are?
How the burgeoning field of biopolitics can explain how you’ll vote.
Nov 3, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright
The Rape Allegations Against Trump: If Jane Doe Breaks Her Silence, Will the Media Break Theirs? The Rape Allegations Against Trump: If Jane Doe Breaks Her Silence, Will the Media Break Theirs?
Until the Access Hollywood video broke, TV news mostly ignored accusations against Trump.
Nov 2, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish
Could the clouds of testosterone billowing from the campaign have something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is facing a woman?
Nov 2, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
With the Supreme Court at Stake, This Election Could Determine the Future of Our Environment With the Supreme Court at Stake, This Election Could Determine the Future of Our Environment
Trump thinks climate change is a “hoax”—don’t expect any better from his Supreme Court nominees
Nov 2, 2016 / Tom Steyer and Michael Keegan
How ‘The New York Times’ Whitewashed the 1968 ‘October Surprise’—and Why It Still Matters How ‘The New York Times’ Whitewashed the 1968 ‘October Surprise’—and Why It Still Matters
Ever since Nixon and Kissinger undermined the Vietnam peace talks to win that election, politicians have used militarism abroad to defeat domestic opponents.
Nov 2, 2016 / Greg Grandin
A Plea to Bruce Springsteen: Do a Show for Hillary Clinton! A Plea to Bruce Springsteen: Do a Show for Hillary Clinton!
You’ve campaigned in the last three presidential elections. Please don’t leave our first female nominee in the arena alone.
Nov 2, 2016 / Joan Walsh