The Hillary-Carly ‘Cat Fight’ That Men, the Media, and Fiorina Want The Hillary-Carly ‘Cat Fight’ That Men, the Media, and Fiorina Want
The former Hewlett-Packard CEO is running as the anti-Hillary, but the two are more alike than is comfortable.
May 29, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty Martin O’Malley Attempts a Politics of Moral Duty
Former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor brings a higher-ground message to the 2016 race.
May 29, 2015 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’ Bernie Sanders to Billionaires: ‘You Can’t Have It All!’
Renewing a politics of fierce opposition to "financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering."
May 27, 2015 / John Nichols
What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush’s Tongue-Tied Response to Questions About Iraq What We Really Learned From Jeb Bush’s Tongue-Tied Response to Questions About Iraq
The mainstream media are unwilling to hold the architects of the war accountable.
May 27, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman
Will Jeb Bush Get Away With His ‘Scheme’ to Skirt Campaign Finance Rules? Will Jeb Bush Get Away With His ‘Scheme’ to Skirt Campaign Finance Rules?
Campaign finance watchdogs have asked the Justice Department to investigate whether the unofficial presidential candidate is illegally coordinating with a super PAC.
May 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning ‘Don’t Underestimate Me’: Bernie Sanders Knows a Thing or Two About Winning
A presidential candidate with a history of beating incumbents, rewriting electoral rules and upsetting political expectations.
May 26, 2015 / John Nichols
The Proof That Centrism is Dead The Proof That Centrism is Dead
Every story that centrists told about the recession turned out to be wrong.
May 20, 2015 / Mike Konczal
Solving Jeb Bush’s Last Name Problem Solving Jeb Bush’s Last Name Problem
The name that got you everything so far May leave your presidential quest destroyed. So change it! Just pick any name at all— Though Cheney is one name you might avoid.
May 20, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free Bernie Sanders Has a Plan: Tax Wall Street and Make College Free
A Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions could make higher education available for all.
May 19, 2015 / John Nichols
How Immigrants Have Changed the Democratic Party How Immigrants Have Changed the Democratic Party
Hilary Clinton’s evolution on immigration reform is a testament to the youthful movement that erupted during the Obama era.
May 13, 2015 / The Editors