Make the Public Option a Central Focus of the 2016 Campaign Make the Public Option a Central Focus of the 2016 Campaign
Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and others issue a call to hold insurance companies accountable “with a public, Medicare-like option available to every American.”
Sep 16, 2016 / John Nichols
The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them
The so-called “moderates” are doing the bidding of the oil and gas industry, agribusiness, real-estate developers, and a whole host of monied interests.
Sep 16, 2016 / Jon Wiener
A Lesson for Trump From Scott Walker: If the Election Is Close, Cry Fraud A Lesson for Trump From Scott Walker: If the Election Is Close, Cry Fraud
After a close Wisconsin election, conservative operatives made plans for “messaging ‘widespread reports of election fraud.’” Now Trump peddles a similar line.
Sep 15, 2016 / John Nichols
In Ohio, Trump Rallies the Deplorables In Ohio, Trump Rallies the Deplorables
For months, Trump has tried to define the campaign as a culture war against elites. Thanks to Clinton’s remarks, that effort has suddenly acquired a patina of plausibility.
Sep 15, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
This Has Been a Really Dangerous Week in Politics This Has Been a Really Dangerous Week in Politics
The specter of political violence is looming large thanks to right-wing rhetoric.
Sep 14, 2016 / George Zornick
The Federal Poverty Line Is Too Damn Low The Federal Poverty Line Is Too Damn Low
New data on poverty is encouraging, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Sep 14, 2016 / Shawn Fremstad
What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton
Missing from an election season dominated by spectacle and confrontation is the serious debate we desperately need to have about nuclear weapons.
Sep 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein There Is an Arrest Warrant Out for Jill Stein
Why? Because she protested with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Sep 9, 2016 / John Nichols
5 Myths About the EpiPen Scandal 5 Myths About the EpiPen Scandal
No, Mylan is not an “outlier.”
Sep 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
NBC’s Farcical Commander-in-Chief Forum NBC’s Farcical Commander-in-Chief Forum
This was a big missed opportunity for the network—and for voters.
Sep 8, 2016 / James Carden