How the Sanders Campaign Is Reinventing the Use of Tech in Politics How the Sanders Campaign Is Reinventing the Use of Tech in Politics
The watchword is no longer Big Data but Big Organizing, in which thousands of volunteers play a leadership role in the campaign.
Mar 14, 2016 / Micah L. Sifry
How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It? How Far Should Anti-Trump Protesters Take It?
The students at Chicago were brave and organized. But there’s also a danger to escalating confrontations.
Mar 14, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere Protest Donald Trump and What He Stands for Everywhere
Violence—actual, desired, and imagined—has been at the spasmodic heart of American politics since September 11, and the GOP front-runner knows it.
Mar 14, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro
Relax—Bernie’s Supporters Will Back Hillary If She’s the Nominee Relax—Bernie’s Supporters Will Back Hillary If She’s the Nominee
Come November, the Democratic coalition is going to vote in force to stop Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
Mar 14, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Trump’s Storm Troopers and the Possibility of American Fascism Trump’s Storm Troopers and the Possibility of American Fascism
He may not be Hitler or Mussolini, but his campaign should have voters worried for the future.
Mar 14, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss
North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Block 218,000 Registered Voters From the Polls North Carolina’s Voter ID Law Could Block 218,000 Registered Voters From the Polls
The controversial restriction takes effect for the first time in the March 15 primary.
Mar 14, 2016 / Ari Berman
It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt It’s Not About Trump. Our Political Culture Is Corrupt
The Southern strategy created an us-against-them politics with a perverse idea of morality.
Mar 12, 2016 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Win or Lose, the Sanders Campaign Is Building a Movement in Florida Win or Lose, the Sanders Campaign Is Building a Movement in Florida
When Sanders says this isn’t just about electing a president, he means it. So do his supporters.
Mar 11, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
Recalling the Rainbow Roots of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Run Recalling the Rainbow Roots of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Run
When Sanders appears with Jesse Jackson at a forum this weekend, they will remember the 1988 campaign that Sanders still hails as a model.
Mar 11, 2016 / John Nichols
The Senate Just Passed a Bipartisan Drug Bill—One That’s Not Meant to Put People in Prison The Senate Just Passed a Bipartisan Drug Bill—One That’s Not Meant to Put People in Prison
Lawmakers are finally talking about addiction as a public health issue.
Mar 11, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter