What Trump and Carson Get Wrong: Islam Is As American as Apple Pie What Trump and Carson Get Wrong: Islam Is As American as Apple Pie
Since the very beginning, Islam has always been part of the social fabric of this country.
Sep 25, 2015 / Joshua Holland
How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement
By framing immigration as a moral challenge, rather than a criminal one, activists say the pope reinforced much of the work they are doing to challenge dehumanizing rhetoric.
Sep 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Walker’s Poll Numbers Fall Below the Lowest Number Walker’s Poll Numbers Fall Below the Lowest Number
Alas, oh woe, poor Walker, Scott, Whose prospects once were seen as hot. In Iowa, the leading spot Was Scott’s, but now he’ll have to trot. Scott’s whole campaign had gone to pot.
Sep 24, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Carly Fiorina’s Planned-Parenthood Distortions Get Worse Carly Fiorina’s Planned-Parenthood Distortions Get Worse
The footage Fiorina described during last week’s debate doesn’t actually exist, so a PAC supporting her tried to create it.
Sep 23, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
How Hillary Clinton Got to ‘No’ on Keystone How Hillary Clinton Got to ‘No’ on Keystone
‘‘Just plain old organizing is often what starts to change political reality,” says Bill McKibben
Sep 23, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run
The failed candidate’s core message did not resonate, and he had nothing else to offer.
Sep 22, 2015 / John Nichols
Dawn of the Donald Dawn of the Donald
He wants to make America great again! It says so on his hat!
Sep 22, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People
What once seemed unexpected is no longer unthinkable.
Sep 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Automatic Voter Registration Can Transform American Politics How Automatic Voter Registration Can Transform American Politics
50 years after the Voting Rights Act, a quarter of Americans are still not registered to vote.
Sep 22, 2015 / Ari Berman