Puny Fact Checkers Are No Match for the Incredible Trump Puny Fact Checkers Are No Match for the Incredible Trump
And other lessons from Primary Pandemonium.
May 10, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
Paul Ryan’s (Exceptionally Cynical and Self-Serving) Dance With Donald Trump Paul Ryan’s (Exceptionally Cynical and Self-Serving) Dance With Donald Trump
The speaker’s grandstanding has very little to do with political courage, and very much to do with political positioning.
May 9, 2016 / John Nichols
Donald Trump Has No Idea What His Tax Plan Is—but Let’s Talk About Taco Bowls! Donald Trump Has No Idea What His Tax Plan Is—but Let’s Talk About Taco Bowls!
The media is enabling Donald Trump’s Etch-a-Sketch moment.
May 6, 2016 / Joan Walsh
If Donald Trump Were a Woman and If Hillary Clinton Were a Man If Donald Trump Were a Woman and If Hillary Clinton Were a Man
Here’s what the election would look like.
May 6, 2016 / Rebecca Solnit
When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common When It Comes to Taxes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Have 1 Thing in Common
Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans—including the presidential front-runners—costs the US government an additional $130 billion per year.
May 5, 2016 / Nomi Prins
The ‘Woman Card’ The ‘Woman Card’
So if playing the “woman card” really Is entrenched now in Hillary’s plans, She’s a bargain: Her president’s paycheck Will be 10 percent less than a man’s.
May 5, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Ted Cruz, Like Joe McCarthy, Shuffles Off the Stage Ted Cruz, Like Joe McCarthy, Shuffles Off the Stage
“Well hello, Joe, what do you know? Got any patter for my vaudeville show?” “I can’t believe you’re asking me, Ted, When that ‘nest of Muslims’ is knocking ’em dead.” “Should I reu…
May 5, 2016 / Edward Sorel and Prudence Crowther
Why Bernie Didn’t Get My Vote Why Bernie Didn’t Get My Vote
It’s not his focus on the economy—it’s that he doesn’t seem to understand that the economy is structured by gender and race.
May 4, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This Is What Happens When Republican Voters Get What They Want This Is What Happens When Republican Voters Get What They Want
It’s Donald Trump’s party now.
May 4, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Is War With Russia Possible? Is War With Russia Possible?
The US is undermining opportunities for cooperation in Syria and Ukraine, while escalating NATO’s military presence near Russia.
May 4, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen