Political Figures

Second debate

What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Climate Change What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Climate Change

Years from now, historians will marvel at the absence of global warming in the 2016 campaign coverage and presidential debates.

Oct 14, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman

Michelle Obama Manchester

Michelle Obama Just Delivered the Most Powerful Speech of the 2016 Campaign Michelle Obama Just Delivered the Most Powerful Speech of the 2016 Campaign

Speaking of how she has been “shaken…to my core” by Trump’s predatory language, the first lady declares: “This is intolerable.”

Oct 13, 2016 / John Nichols

Hillary Clinton at a factory

3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree 3 Ways Hillary Clinton Can Inspire Americans Without a College Degree

Does she really believe we’re “stronger together”? Here’s how she can prove it.

Oct 13, 2016 / Thomas Geoghegan

HRC and Bill de Blasio

How the Clinton Camp Brushed Off Bill de Blasio and His Progressive Advocacy How the Clinton Camp Brushed Off Bill de Blasio and His Progressive Advocacy

E-mails reveal the response to the mayor’s prodding to focus on inequality and economic fairness was a dismissive: “Should we care about this?”

Oct 13, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Tax Shrug

Trump Is Tricking You About His Tax Plan Trump Is Tricking You About His Tax Plan

He’s pretending to be tough on the wealthy while sliding them massive benefits.

Oct 13, 2016 / George Zornick

Antonio Guterres Refugees

Will a New Secretary General Invigorate the UN? Will a New Secretary General Invigorate the UN?

To the disappointment of many UN watchers, the next secretary general will be a man—and a Western European. But he is a passionate defender of human rights and humanitarianism...

Oct 13, 2016 / Barbara Crossette

Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump

Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump Why It Took Republican Leaders 16 Months to Denounce Trump

When it comes to minorities, immigrants, and women—the party still has a major empathy gap.

Oct 12, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

Donald Trump Panama City

The Sexual Predator Who Would Be King The Sexual Predator Who Would Be King

Trump seeks to impose on America a strongman politics that even Republicans note—and fear.

Oct 12, 2016 / John Nichols

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could Not Be More Wrong About Colin Kaepernick

To call Colin Kaepernick “arrogant” sounds much too close to “uppity” for comfort.

Oct 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Ken Thompson speaking

Ken Thompson Proved That Prosecutors Can Be Criminal-Justice Reformers Ken Thompson Proved That Prosecutors Can Be Criminal-Justice Reformers

Brooklyn’s district attorney refused to “shrug my shoulders in the face of injustice.”

Oct 11, 2016 / John Nichols

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