Political Figures

Climate March

Trump’s Denial of Catastrophic Climate Change Is a Clear Danger Trump’s Denial of Catastrophic Climate Change Is a Clear Danger

Trump is about to find out that millions of concerned citizens here and abroad will use every nonviolent means possible to stop him from accelerating the worst crisis humans have e...

Nov 15, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Steve Bannon

Activists Everywhere Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Appointment of a White Nationalist Activists Everywhere Are Calling for Trump to Rescind His Appointment of a White Nationalist

The Steve Bannon appointment “signals that white supremacists will be represented at the highest levels in Trump’s White House.”

Nov 14, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump Colorado

Door-to-Door Foreboding in Colorado Door-to-Door Foreboding in Colorado

Upper-middle-class women kept telling me they just couldn’t vote for Clinton.

Nov 14, 2016 / Zach Dorfman

Colombia Peace March

Giving Peace a Second Chance in Colombia Giving Peace a Second Chance in Colombia

After the surprise public rejection of the first accord, a revised agreement to end decades of civil war just might squeak through.

Nov 14, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Second debate

The Trump Voter You Know The Trump Voter You Know

It will be hard, but we’re going to have to find a way to talk with them.

Nov 11, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami

Bernie Sanders Is Considering a Run for a Senate Leadership Spot

Bernie Sanders Is Considering a Run for a Senate Leadership Spot Bernie Sanders Is Considering a Run for a Senate Leadership Spot

He has ruled out running for minority leader, however.

Nov 10, 2016 / George Zornick

Election Protesters

The Majority of American Voters Did Not Choose Trump for President The Majority of American Voters Did Not Choose Trump for President

It’s time to do away with the Electoral College and its thwarting of democracy.

Nov 10, 2016 / John Nichols

New York voters waiting

These Election Results Will Define America These Election Results Will Define America

What’s the measure of a mandate? What will happen with the Senate? Will votes call for overturning Citizens United? Will a Somali-American immigrant win while Trump loses?

Nov 8, 2016 / John Nichols

Trump empty

Has the Terrifying Prospect of Waking Up in Trump’s America Finally Hit Home? Has the Terrifying Prospect of Waking Up in Trump’s America Finally Hit Home?

The empty seats at Trump’s closing rally in New Hampshire suggest that maybe, just maybe the country is coming to its senses. 

Nov 8, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Donald Trump press

Media Malpractice 2016 Media Malpractice 2016

We need structural reforms to revive an accountability-centered media that doesn’t value profits over the public interest.

Nov 8, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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