Political Figures

Elizabeth Warren Wells Fargo Documents

Elizabeth Warren Destroys Wells Fargo’s CEO: ‘You Should Be Criminally Investigated’ Elizabeth Warren Destroys Wells Fargo’s CEO: ‘You Should Be Criminally Investigated’

The bank has faced civil penalties—but criminal ones are deserved.

Sep 20, 2016 / George Zornick

Clinton and Trump

Whom Should We Blame for Our Deranged Democracy? Whom Should We Blame for Our Deranged Democracy?

Laying it all on Trump is too easy—both political parties are out of touch and distant from the people.

Sep 20, 2016 / William Greider

Edward Snowden Is the Perfect Candidate for a Presidential Pardon

Edward Snowden Is the Perfect Candidate for a Presidential Pardon Edward Snowden Is the Perfect Candidate for a Presidential Pardon

It is time to act. A pardon would recognize the public service that Snowden provided, without undermining the rule of law.

Sep 20, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

California State Capitol Building

The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them

The so-called “moderates” are doing the bidding of the oil and gas industry, agribusiness, real-estate developers, and a whole host of monied interests.

Sep 16, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Scott Walker at RNC

A Lesson for Trump From Scott Walker: If the Election Is Close, Cry Fraud A Lesson for Trump From Scott Walker: If the Election Is Close, Cry Fraud

After a close Wisconsin election, conservative operatives made plans for “messaging ‘widespread reports of election fraud.’” Now Trump peddles a similar line.

Sep 15, 2016 / John Nichols

Donald Trump in Iowa

This Has Been a Really Dangerous Week in Politics This Has Been a Really Dangerous Week in Politics

The specter of political violence is looming large thanks to right-wing rhetoric. 

Sep 14, 2016 / George Zornick

What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton

What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton What’s the Number 1 Threat to Security? No One Is Asking Trump or Clinton

Missing from an election season dominated by spectacle and confrontation is the serious debate we desperately need to have about nuclear weapons.

Sep 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump with a bullhorn

Trump Doesn’t Want to Lead the Country—He Wants to Lead a Culture War Trump Doesn’t Want to Lead the Country—He Wants to Lead a Culture War

And for you to shut up and listen.

Sep 8, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Michel Temer and his cabinet

The Free-Marketeers Take Over in Brazil—and the US Applauds The Free-Marketeers Take Over in Brazil—and the US Applauds

Washington has been preparing for the inevitable “social explosions” by tripling Pentagon spending on special operations in Latin America.

Sep 8, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Phyllis Schlafly speaks at Trump rally

Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool

For 70 years the right-wing icon worked within the Republican Party, forging an organization that would welcome Donald Trump’s extremism.

Sep 7, 2016 / John Nichols

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