Elections

Trump Might Be Able to Beat Hillary, if He Weren’t Such a Misogynist

Trump Might Be Able to Beat Hillary, if He Weren’t Such a Misogynist Trump Might Be Able to Beat Hillary, if He Weren’t Such a Misogynist

The now-presumptive nominee just doesn’t know how to talk about women.

Apr 27, 2016 / George Zornick

The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad!

The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad! The Stop Trump Movement Is a Joke. Sad!

Donald Trump wins five more states, and the people who are trying to stop him appear to be clueless.

Apr 26, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Wearing Make America Great Again Hat

What Trump Really Means When He Says He’ll Make America Great Again What Trump Really Means When He Says He’ll Make America Great Again

Donald Trump is the first candidate to run on a platform openly stating that America is in decline.

Apr 26, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Orange Rage Monster Acts Presidential The Orange Rage Monster Acts Presidential

Can Trump suppress the force that sustains him?

Apr 26, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight

Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight Before ‘Unity,’ Sanders Must Stay in the Fight

History will not judge the Sanders campaign by the number of votes he won but by how it has shaped this remarkable moment and continues to shape future debates.

Apr 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Hillary Clinton supporters

African-American Voters Have an Understandable Reason to Support Hillary Clinton African-American Voters Have an Understandable Reason to Support Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders has propelled economic inequality to center stage. But older African Americans have known about inequality for a long time.

Apr 25, 2016 / Eric Foner

Peopel vote in Glens Falls, NY

After New York’s Disastrous Primary, It’s Time to Demand Better Voting Laws After New York’s Disastrous Primary, It’s Time to Demand Better Voting Laws

During this year’s presidential primary, New Yorkers across the state discovered something that voting rights advocates have been saying for years: New York’s elections are a mess.

Apr 23, 2016 / NationAction

Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote

Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote Virginia Just Gave 200,000 People the Right to Vote

While some states are working to limit the franchise, the Old Dominion’s going in a different direction.

Apr 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Voting New York Primaries

If You’re Going to Accuse a Democratic Campaign of Election Theft, You Should Offer Some Evidence If You’re Going to Accuse a Democratic Campaign of Election Theft, You Should Offer Some Evidence

Yes, we can handle the truth: a reply to Fitrakis and Wasserman.

Apr 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Elizabeth Warren

The Most Focused and Effective Democratic Messenger We Have Is Elizabeth Warren The Most Focused and Effective Democratic Messenger We Have Is Elizabeth Warren

The senator from Massachusetts is delivering a well-developed and stinging critique of Republican extremism—and Ted Cruz’s whining.

Apr 21, 2016 / John Nichols

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