Why Political Campaigns Are in a Constant State of Concern About Millennial Voting Patterns Why Political Campaigns Are in a Constant State of Concern About Millennial Voting Patterns
In 2016, the 86 million millennial and Generation Z Americans will be 36 percent of the electorate, including half of eligible Latino voters.
Feb 22, 2016 / StudentNation / Joelle Gamble
Is Everything We Thought We Knew About Russia Wrong? Is Everything We Thought We Knew About Russia Wrong?
Clinging to simplified narratives that mischaracterizes Russia as perpetually unreasonable has made productive US engagement with the country impossible.
Feb 22, 2016 / Reinvent
Congrats on That New Citywide Minimum Wage. Now Republicans Are Going to Try to Kill It. Congrats on That New Citywide Minimum Wage. Now Republicans Are Going to Try to Kill It.
As cities throughout the country pass minimum-wage raises, GOP state legislators have a little plan to undo them.
Feb 22, 2016 / Spencer Woodman
Why the Results of South Carolina’s Republican Primary Should Worry Democrats Why the Results of South Carolina’s Republican Primary Should Worry Democrats
Trump wins and Rubio grabs the establishment lane. Neither of them would be pushovers in November.
Feb 21, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Finally, Democrats of Color Get to Vote Finally, Democrats of Color Get to Vote
In today’s Nevada caucus, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will find out what non-white voters think of them.
Feb 20, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics Note to Pundits: Stop Lecturing Pope Francis About American Politics
Attacks on the pope misrepresent his message and display the submerged anti-Catholicism in US political life.
Feb 19, 2016 / Joan Walsh
The GOP’s Class Divide on Austerity The GOP’s Class Divide on Austerity
Even inside the GOP, the working poor don’t support the austerity politics of the party’s elites.
Feb 19, 2016 / Sean McElwee
The AFL-CIO Is to Remain Neutral in the Democratic Primary The AFL-CIO Is to Remain Neutral in the Democratic Primary
The labor federation’s decision opens the door for local activists to campaign for Sanders.
Feb 18, 2016 / John Nichols
Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government Offshore Tax Havens Are Strangling Local Government
The super-rich have stashed more than $1 trillion overseas. Bringing it home would help restore poor communities.
Feb 18, 2016 / Feature / Sarah Anderson, Marc Bayard, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, Josh Hoxie, and Sam Pizzigati
Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can’t Afford To) Which Women Support Hillary (and Which Women Can’t Afford To)
A story of two voting blocs.
Feb 17, 2016 / Sarah Leonard