More Notes From the Long Slog to Election Day More Notes From the Long Slog to Election Day
Which is still very far away.
Mar 15, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Bernie Sanders Wins in Michigan Thanks to Trade Policy Bernie Sanders Wins in Michigan Thanks to Trade Policy
A senator who is clearly identified with opposition to free-trade deals triumphs in a state that has been particularly hard hit by those pacts.
Mar 9, 2016 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist Bernie Sanders, Foreign Policy Realist
Without restraint abroad, we will never be able to focus on rebuilding our country at home.
Mar 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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
Why It Matters That Hillary Clinton Championed Welfare Reform Why It Matters That Hillary Clinton Championed Welfare Reform
As poor people suffer without a safety net, it’s time for the two Democratic candidates to start talking about restoring the welfare system.
Mar 1, 2016 / Alejandra Marchevsky and Jeanne Theoharis
Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now Why We Must Close Guantánamo Now
Congress and the media must recognize once and for all that torture is not a matter of serious debate: It is a war crime.
Mar 1, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary 6 Lessons for Bernie Sanders From the South Carolina Primary
The results indicate that he has a lot to learn. Fortunately, there is still time.
Feb 28, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton How South Carolina’s Black Vote Saved 2016 for Hillary Clinton
The state and the voters that doomed her 2008 candidacy may have just done the same to Bernie Sanders.
Feb 28, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016 The Economic Dilemma Democrats Face in 2016
The challenge for any Democratic candidate is to learn—and learn fast—that he or she must be the candidate of fundamental change, not the candidate of continuity.
Feb 23, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mitch McConnell Wants Obama to Have a 3-Year Last Term Mitch McConnell Wants Obama to Have a 3-Year Last Term
Just because McConnell’s insistence that Obama shouldn’t nominate a new Supreme Court justice is expected, that doesn’t make it normal. It’s outrageous.
Feb 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh