A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country
Arlie Hochschild on her new book, plus Amy Wilentz on Trump’s high road and Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser on Command and Control.
Oct 6, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue
Not so Gurley after all… I beg your pardon!… Why the fuss over Russ?… Disruption roulette… Collective responsibility…
Oct 6, 2016 / Our Readers
Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook Texas’s Voter-Registration Laws Are Straight Out of the Jim Crow Playbook
Compare them to Oregon’s, which make voting incredibly easy.
Oct 6, 2016 / Feature / Ari Berman
On Losing the First Debate On Losing the First Debate
Donald Trump claims that someone may have broken his microphone on purpose, and that Lester Holt asked unfair questions.—News reports A blowhard’s ID is revealed by one sign: How q…
Oct 6, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 3: Just How Broken Is Our Immigration System? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 3: Just How Broken Is Our Immigration System?
Donald Trump wants to deport undocumented immigrants and send them “to the back of the line.” What line is he even talking about?
Oct 6, 2016 / Podcast / Kai Wright
12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump 12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump
She and her platform represent much more than just “the lesser evil.”
Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Unhinged Backlash That Would Greet Our First Female President Is Already Upon Us The Unhinged Backlash That Would Greet Our First Female President Is Already Upon Us
Trump is leading the way.
Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Why Progressives Should Vote for Hillary Clinton Why Progressives Should Vote for Hillary Clinton
A Trump presidency would be a catastrophe, whereas a big win by Clinton creates an opening for change.
Oct 5, 2016 / The Nation
A 90-Year-Old Woman Who’s Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law A 90-Year-Old Woman Who’s Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law
Voting-rights groups are asking a federal court to block the law before the November election.
Oct 5, 2016 / Ari Berman
Mike Pence Is So Much More Nixonian Than Nixon Mike Pence Is So Much More Nixonian Than Nixon
How does a career politician get away with criticizing career politicians?
Oct 5, 2016 / John Nichols