Elections

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness? How Close Can the GOP Get to Absolute Madness?

The state of the party makes you wonder: Is this real life?

Aug 11, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

Bernie Sanders

National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders National Nurses United Union Backs Bernie Sanders

This is the first major endorsement for Senator Sanders, as unions divide their support between the candidates.

Aug 10, 2015 / John Nichols

Herbert Hoover

August 10, 1874: Herbert Hoover is Born August 10, 1874: Herbert Hoover is Born

“The only man in the United States who thoroughly understands this moloch of a machine to which we are all inextricably hitched is Hoover.”

Aug 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era

Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era Rand Paul’s Eye-Roll Marked the End of the 9/11 Era

The attacks of 2001 are no longer the potent GOP rallying point they once were.

Aug 7, 2015 / George Zornick

Debate stage

Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America Pimps, Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and the GOP’s Colorblind America

The first Republican debates were a startling reminder that the party is still dominated by white men who won’t talk honestly about race.

Aug 7, 2015 / Mark Winston Griffith

‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate

‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate

Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.

Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen

August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President

August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President August 7, 1912: The Progressives Nominate Teddy Roosevelt for a Third Term as President

“He uses words that are ludicrously meaningless.”

Aug 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Donald Trump Burns His Bridges

Donald Trump Burns His Bridges Donald Trump Burns His Bridges

The Republican frontrunner picks himself over his party.

Aug 7, 2015 / John Nichols

GOP Candidates

What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump? What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump?

On last night’s evidence, America is a country that applauds a bully, fears foreigners, and wants the system to be rigged for the rich.

Aug 7, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

GOP Kid's Table

The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table

At least for one night, some of the richest, most powerful men in the country got honorary membership in club that includes “the rest of us.”

Aug 6, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan

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