What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues? What if the Next Presidential Debate Actually Covered Critical Issues?
We need a debate worthy of the challenges we face as a nation.
Oct 18, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories It’s Time for the Left to Claim a Few Victories
The country is shunning Trump, Hillary Clinton said “systemic racism,” and the Paris climate agreement goes into effect in three weeks.
Oct 17, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
An Interview With the Most Hated Man on the Internet An Interview With the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Milo Yiannopoulos explains the alt-right, why Donald Trump is a cultural candidate, and why he thinks America should be great again.
Oct 16, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
A Shrinking Trump Mocks His Accusers to Shrinking Crowds A Shrinking Trump Mocks His Accusers to Shrinking Crowds
Even as he denigrated the appearance of the women he allegedly assaulted, Trump left open the possibility that he did, in fact, assault them.
Oct 14, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Michelle Obama Just Delivered the Most Powerful Speech of the 2016 Campaign Michelle Obama Just Delivered the Most Powerful Speech of the 2016 Campaign
Speaking of how she has been “shaken…to my core” by Trump’s predatory language, the first lady declares: “This is intolerable.”
Oct 13, 2016 / John Nichols
Will a New Secretary General Invigorate the UN? Will a New Secretary General Invigorate the UN?
To the disappointment of many UN watchers, the next secretary general will be a man—and a Western European. But he is a passionate defender of human rights and humanitarianism...
Oct 13, 2016 / Barbara Crossette
Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump
When it comes to minorities, immigrants, and women—the party still has a major empathy gap.
Oct 12, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
The Sexual Predator Who Would Be King The Sexual Predator Who Would Be King
Trump seeks to impose on America a strongman politics that even Republicans note—and fear.
Oct 12, 2016 / John Nichols
In Greensboro, Obama Links Trump’s Misogyny to Trump’s Racism—as Only Obama Can In Greensboro, Obama Links Trump’s Misogyny to Trump’s Racism—as Only Obama Can
A fired-up Obama told the mostly African-American crowd: “You have everything to lose!”
Oct 12, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives Why Hillary Clinton Is the Right Choice for Progressives
Clinton offers progressives the best chance to advance our issues and vision for the country—but only if we keep applying pressure and holding her accountable.
Oct 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel