Government

GOP Candidates

Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans Even the GOP’s ‘Serious’ Candidates Are Way Out of Step With Mainstream Americans

Republicans are advocating a future that will drag us back to the failed policies of the past.

Aug 18, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Gals, the GOP Wants Your Vote! Gals, the GOP Wants Your Vote!

Because every party needs some ladies.

Aug 18, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

John Kerry, Havana

Our Man in Havana: John Kerry Begins a New Era Our Man in Havana: John Kerry Begins a New Era

The most significant and contentious issue remains the US embargo.

Aug 17, 2015 / Peter Kornbluh

Ferguson Nationwide Protest

How to Add Politics to Our Protest How to Add Politics to Our Protest

The case for a new, open-source party of unified progressive movements.

Aug 17, 2015 / Kate Aronoff and Max Berger

Northwestern football practice

The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union

The National Labor Relations Board may have ruled against the Northwestern football players’ efforts to organize, but this fight is far from over.

Aug 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin

California Drought

If You Want to Know the Future of the Climate, Look at California If You Want to Know the Future of the Climate, Look at California

California’s struggle with climate change will soon reach the rest of the country.

Aug 17, 2015 / William deBuys

Julian Bond

Honor Julian Bond’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights Honor Julian Bond’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights

The civil rights leader helped pass the Voting Rights Act and fought for voting rights over five decades.

Aug 17, 2015 / Ari Berman

Prison Education

Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It? Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It?

Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”

Aug 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Julian Bond

Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future

When the civil-rights leader was nominated for vice president in 1968, we got a glimpse of the new politics.

Aug 17, 2015 / John Nichols

August 17, 1998: President Bill Clinton Acknowledges an Affair With a White House Intern

August 17, 1998: President Bill Clinton Acknowledges an Affair With a White House Intern August 17, 1998: President Bill Clinton Acknowledges an Affair With a White House Intern

“Clinton’s behavior in the Lewinsky matter has been consistent with the conduct of his presidency.”

Aug 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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