Government

Scott Walker and Rebecca Bradley

Sanders and Clinton Agree on a Court Pick… in Today’s Wisconsin Primary Sanders and Clinton Agree on a Court Pick… in Today’s Wisconsin Primary

Both candidates are criticizing a state Supreme Court justice with a history of extreme writings and close ties to Governor Scott Walker.

Apr 5, 2016 / John Nichols

Fight for 15 protest

How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted

Across the country, activists and low-wage workers are showing that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them.

Apr 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That.

We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That. We’ve Had 1 Black Woman Senator in 227 Years. Donna Edwards Is Running to Change That.

The progressive congresswoman’s personal story and reputation as a fighter has her surging in Maryland.

Apr 5, 2016 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Scott Walker at Conservative Summit

Sanders and Clinton Are Campaigning Hard in Wisconsin… Against Scott Walker Sanders and Clinton Are Campaigning Hard in Wisconsin… Against Scott Walker

Clinton calls the governor “a bully,” while Sanders says Walker is “everything that we are opposing.”

Apr 4, 2016 / John Nichols

Flint Water Plant tower

Private Infrastructure Contracting May Be a Quick Way to Round Up Capital, but Does It Create Lasting Jobs? Private Infrastructure Contracting May Be a Quick Way to Round Up Capital, but Does It Create Lasting Jobs?

To avoid “disaster capitalism,” community organizations need to be deeply involved.

Apr 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Kasich

Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’? Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’?

Since when does moderate mean “one who does everything in his power to destroy women’s reproductive rights”?

Mar 31, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed

Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed Hillary Clinton Just Delivered the Strongest Speech of Her Campaign—and the Media Barely Noticed

Nothing sums up the high-drama, low-substance nature of 2016 race coverage more than the underplaying of a serious speech about the Supreme Court.

Mar 31, 2016 / John Nichols

John Fetterman

The Bernie-Inspired Candidate for Senator From Pennsylvania The Bernie-Inspired Candidate for Senator From Pennsylvania

John Fetterman is running against the establishment—can he win?

Mar 30, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump

The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump

The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...

Mar 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Bernie Sanders Will Make the Economy Great Again

Bernie Sanders Will Make the Economy Great Again Bernie Sanders Will Make the Economy Great Again

Liberal critics like Paul Krugman argue that Sanders’s economic platform is unrealistic. They are dead wrong.

Mar 29, 2016 / Robert Pollin

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