Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks Imagine How President Donald Trump or Ted Cruz Would Respond to the Brussels Attacks
You don’t have to, because they spelled it out—scapegoat, close borders, and torture.
Mar 22, 2016 / John Nichols
This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible This Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Shows That Bold, Progressive Ideas Are Feasible and Sensible
The remarkable CPC People’s Budget is an urgent call for the kinds of bigger, bolder reforms that can make our lives better.
Mar 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How to Fight Big Money in 2016 and Beyond How to Fight Big Money in 2016 and Beyond
As Jeb Bush supporters discovered, money can’t make someone a great candidate—but it does function as a gatekeeper for one who is able to run a viable campaign in the first place.
Mar 22, 2016 / Layne Amerikaner
What’s Obscured by the Fight Over Merrick Garland What’s Obscured by the Fight Over Merrick Garland
The real battle for the future of the Supreme Court is not his nomination but the presidential election—the winner will determine the shape of constitutional law for generations.
Mar 22, 2016 / David Cole
Trump Want Presidency Trump Want Presidency
Donald smashes the Republican Party.
Mar 22, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy
Building a Democratic coalition out of white, working-class voters won’t succeed. Just ask Hillary Clinton circa 2008.
Mar 21, 2016 / Joan Walsh
What I Saw in Flint What I Saw in Flint
Residents have lost faith in the system, but they are also ready to fight.
Mar 21, 2016 / Rep. Keith Ellison
Only 1 Budget Proposal Makes Any Sense Only 1 Budget Proposal Makes Any Sense
The Congressional Progressive Caucus plan goes after bloated spending on the military-industrial complex—and reinvests in people.
Mar 18, 2016 / John Nichols
Ted Cruz Is an Anti-Muslim Bigot, Too Ted Cruz Is an Anti-Muslim Bigot, Too
The GOP has an anti-Muslim hate problem: Ted Cruz’s foreign-policy team is anchored by America’s biggest Islamophobe.
Mar 18, 2016 / Ali Gharib
Stop a Drug Company From Dodging $35 Billion in Taxes Stop a Drug Company From Dodging $35 Billion in Taxes
Pfizer plans to use “corporate inversion” to reap a huge tax break.
Mar 18, 2016 / NationAction