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
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
While some states are working to limit the franchise, the Old Dominion’s going in a different direction.
Apr 22, 2016 / Joshua Holland
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
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
Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump
Plus Amy Wilentz on Hillary and Haiti, and the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel about Vietnam.
Apr 21, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Donald Trump’s Virtual Reality Donald Trump’s Virtual Reality
What happens when we create our own truths online?
Apr 21, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Art of the Whine The Art of the Whine
Trump complains that the delegate selection process is rigged.—News reports He says he’s smart—a master of the deal. The other guys are losers and they’re fools. One has to wonder:…
Apr 21, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe? Who Is Behind the Lie That More Guns Makes Us Safe?
The NRA doesn’t need just cash to bully legislators—it needs bad information too.
Apr 20, 2016 / Ari Rabin-Havt
New York Had the Second-Lowest Voter Turnout So Far This Election Season New York Had the Second-Lowest Voter Turnout So Far This Election Season
Among states with primaries, we are only beating Louisiana.
Apr 20, 2016 / Ari Berman