The Temptations of Militarism: Gen. John Allen at the DNC The Temptations of Militarism: Gen. John Allen at the DNC
At last week’s DNC, General Allen’s speech was met with cheers and chants while his boisterous nationalism was left unchallenged.
Aug 1, 2016 / James Carden
Free Trade Is Killing Colombian Labor Activists Free Trade Is Killing Colombian Labor Activists
Workers attempting to exercise their rights have suffered at least 1,466 threats and acts of violence since the trade deal went into effect in 2012.
Aug 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Hit Machine Hit Machine
It’s unclear what the Clinton campaign thought they could gain by association with Katy Perry on the DNC’s biggest night.
Jul 29, 2016 / David Hajdu
Sherrod Brown Teaches Democrats How to Demolish Trump’s False-Prophet Populism Sherrod Brown Teaches Democrats How to Demolish Trump’s False-Prophet Populism
The senator from Ohio is the real deal. And that made his convention criticism of Donald Trump exceptionally authentic and effective.
Jul 29, 2016 / John Nichols
The Country’s Worst Anti-Voting Law Was Just Struck Down in North Carolina The Country’s Worst Anti-Voting Law Was Just Struck Down in North Carolina
The Fourth Circuit appeals court finds that Republicans “targeted African Americans with almost surgical precision.”
Jul 29, 2016 / Ari Berman
A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations
How to talk to your coworkers who share different political views.
Jul 29, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
The Progressives at the DNC Who Weren’t With Her The Progressives at the DNC Who Weren’t With Her
Not everyone in Philadelphia was excited about the nominee.
Jul 29, 2016 / Emilio Leanza and Astha Rajvanshi
Hillary Clinton Bets Against Fear Hillary Clinton Bets Against Fear
The first female nominee delivered an appeal for hope and unity, while the grieving father of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq lowered the boom on Trump.
Jul 29, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work? Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work?
John Nichols on Hillary in Philadelphia, D.D. Guttenplan on the Bernie movement, and Amy Wilentz on gender and politics.
Jul 29, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What the Leaked E-mails Do and Don’t Tell Us About the DNC and Bernie Sanders What the Leaked E-mails Do and Don’t Tell Us About the DNC and Bernie Sanders
Thousands of e-mails show that the committee came to loathe Sanders’s campaign. But there’s no evidence that they rigged the primaries.
Jul 29, 2016 / Joshua Holland