Elections

Des Moines Democratic debate

There’s One Other Reason Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Should Be Invited to the Debates There’s One Other Reason Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Should Be Invited to the Debates

Third-party presidential candidates help to force the conversation on hot-button issues—like pardoning Edward Snowden.

Sep 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Speaks: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Building a Revolution Bernie Sanders Speaks: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Building a Revolution

Plus, Edward Snowden on the NSA and Greg Grandin on Henry Kissinger.

Sep 22, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Dangerous Rhetoric Dangerous Rhetoric

Hate crimes against Muslims up 78 percent. —News reports So what could have caused this precipitous rise— This increase in arson and hate-based assault? If Islamophobic remarks pav…

Sep 22, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Clinton supporter

Ambivalent Hillary Voters: Don’t Assume Someone Else Will Stop Trump Ambivalent Hillary Voters: Don’t Assume Someone Else Will Stop Trump

It’s time to get on board, and get active.

Sep 22, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters?

The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 1: Why Does Trump Appeal to So Many Voters?

On Long Island, two different communities are both working for their American Dream.

Sep 22, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning Elizabeth Warren Just Gave Hillary Clinton a Big Warning

Warren is ready to fight any Wall Street–linked cabinet members in a Clinton administration. 

Sep 21, 2016 / George Zornick

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Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace

To center the childcare debate around tax breaks and minimal subsidies is insulting to all working women.

Sep 21, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party?

Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party? Who Is Making American Foreign Policy—the President or the War Party?

The US military attack on the Syrian army gravely endangers Obama’s proposed détente with Putin in Syria and elsewhere.

Sep 21, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

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The 2016 Election Proves That Neoliberalism Is Backfiring The 2016 Election Proves That Neoliberalism Is Backfiring

Whatever their differences, the Sanders and Trump insurgencies sharply reject the dominant trend of a generation.

Sep 21, 2016 / Ronald Aronson

Your Vote for Jill Stein Is a Wasted Vote

Your Vote for Jill Stein Is a Wasted Vote Your Vote for Jill Stein Is a Wasted Vote

If you want to join a party that has no chance of effecting progressive change, the Greens are for you!

Sep 21, 2016 / Feature / Joshua Holland

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