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‘Trump’ Has Become a Racial Taunt at High School Sporting Events ‘Trump’ Has Become a Racial Taunt at High School Sporting Events

Powerful people in sports have helped to legitimize this man, and we’re already seeing the consequences play out.

Mar 7, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Florida voting lines

Race Versus Class in the Democratic Coalition Race Versus Class in the Democratic Coalition

A recent survey confirms that black and white progressives are as starkly divided as the rest of the nation on how race shapes American life.

Mar 7, 2016 / Sean McElwee

In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher

In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher In Flint Debate, the Clinton-Sanders Clash Gets Rougher

The contrasts between the two candidates—and their GOP rivals—have rarely been so publicly stark.

Mar 7, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

The GOP Establishment Now Faces Its Nightmare Scenario: Trump Versus Cruz The GOP Establishment Now Faces Its Nightmare Scenario: Trump Versus Cruz

Republican elites wanted an appealing alternative to Trump, but they now face the prospect of a race between an unsettling billionaire and a scary senator.

Mar 6, 2016 / John Nichols

New Hampshire primary

The Trump Obsession Neglects (and Obscures) What Is Really Happening in 2016 The Trump Obsession Neglects (and Obscures) What Is Really Happening in 2016

There are real issues and real trends in play that are bigger than one man.

Mar 4, 2016 / John Nichols

A protester with a bullhorn at a protest in Albany

Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion Democrats and Republicans Are Quietly Planning a Corporate Giveaway—to the Tune of $400 Billion

Why isn’t anyone talking about it?

Mar 4, 2016 / William Greider

The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate

The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate The Clinton Email Bernie Sanders Should Bring Up in Sunday’s Debate

In supporting a free-trade deal with Colombia, she claimed workers there would have better rights than Americans. Does that include being murdered by death squads?

Mar 4, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Donald Trump

The Donald Trump Show Preempts Yet Another Republican Debate The Donald Trump Show Preempts Yet Another Republican Debate

GOP candidates and commentators engaged in another long, drab waste of time that did nothing to weaken the front-runner.

Mar 4, 2016 / John Nichols

Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race

Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race Mitt Romney Just Gave the Most Pointless Speech of the 2016 Race

His address did not answer the essential question for Republicans in 2016: Will those who oppose Trump as a candidate for the nomination oppose Trump as the nominee?

Mar 3, 2016 / John Nichols

Drone Afghanistan

Who Will You Vote for as Drone Commander in Chief? Who Will You Vote for as Drone Commander in Chief?

Every major candidate from both parties has plans to maintain some version of Washington’s drone campaigns.

Mar 3, 2016 / Mattea Kramer

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